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Copyright, igig, by 

VICTOR GEORGE LUNDEEN 

Fergus Falls, Minn. 



Otter Tail County 



MINNESOTA 



in 



the 



WORLD WAR 



An Illustrated Historical Record '-^ 
of the people from Qtter Tail County, 
Minnesota, who participated in the 
World War, both at home and abroad, 
in the years 1917, 1918, and 1919 



Victor George Lundeen 



With Qeneral John J. Pershing's official Report 
of the Activities of the American Expeditionary 
Forces in France, and a complete summarized 
history of the World War since August, 1914 



1919 

LUNDEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. 




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JAN ZJ la^O 



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EDITOR'S FOREWORD 

FOR nearly three years the United States of America suffered gross injustices 
through the trickery and hypocrisy of the Imperial German government, and yet 
had upheld its strict neutrality. But, when the German government inaugurated her 
policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, conditions became so unbearable that 
America, a peace and liberty loving nation, was compelled to take action to protect 
herself. On April 6th, 1917, news that Congress had declared that a state of war 
existed between the United States and Germany was flashed to Otter Tail County 
and to the world. Immediately the fighting blood of America's one hundred mil- 
lion rose to a raging fire of determination. Patriotism was kindled in every sec- 
tion of the country as overnight, and the United States became a sober work-shop, 
her citizens gravely determined that every ounce of her energy should be used to 
crush the biggest foe to democracy and mankind that had ever existed on the face 
of the earth. 

To raise an army of several millions and to send it three thousand miles across 
the sea; to clothe and to feed and to furnish munitions of war to an army of such 
huge proportions on active duty across the broad Atlantic, was no small task. 
Critics in this country as well as abroad, predicted failure on the part of oui 
democratic form of government to successfully manage the gigantic undertaking 
which lay before it. While the Hohenzollerns, the Junker War Lords of Germany 
were jokingly referring to our declaration of war as a "bluff" and belittling the 
"lightning-trained" soldiery of this country, America was earnestly laying her foun- 
dations, massing up her huge resources of men, of money and of food, preparatory 
to her accomplishing the greatest feat in military history. That imperious and 
domineering autocrat of Germany who has lived to regret his words: "I will take 
no more nonsense from America," had serenely overslept and woke to find that the 
"lightning-trained" had, indeed, struck like a bolt from the sky. 

Just as the colonies at the time of the Revolutionary War had been aroused by 
Paul Revere in his perilous midnight ride, so America was awakened to the respon- 
sibilities of the world that lay before her. Thousands of sturdy, red-blooded young 
men responded to the nation's call, forming an endless stream to the training camps, 
across the sea and to the active battlefronts. Yes, America was awake to the situa- 
tion. She realized that this was "a people's war, a war for freedom and justice and 
self-government amongst all the nations of the world, a war to make the world safe 
for the peoples who live upon it, and have made it their own, the German people 
themselves included." 

With the united co-operation and steadfast loyalty of everyone this huge task 
progressed with marvelous rapidity, despite the serious handicaps that were en- 
countered on every side. When finally America and the Allies stemmed the tide 
of the Teutonic invasion and the Central Powers yielded and signed the Armistice 
on November 11th, 1918, the American Army numbered more than two million 
men — two million of the gamiest, snappiest fighting men that had ever stepped on 
any field of battle. And long will the deeds of valor come to our memory and 
dim our eyes when we think of that heroic handful of United States soldiers that 



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stepped in at Chateau Thierry and stopped the tide of the onrushing Germans in the 
spring of 1918, when the Allies were losing all hope. This fighting spirit and the 
confidence of victory on the part of the Americans put new life into the Allies and 
the sweeping successes that followed are proof that the American Army was the 
dominant force that crushed autocratic Germany in time to save civilization and 
mankind. 

Of this magnificent army approximately two thousand were from Otter Tail 
County, Minnesota. They had left their homes, their loved ones and their all, to 
fight side by side with the bleeding Allies in the cause of Right, and they brought 
glory to Otter Tail County and to the nation. Our county's soldiers who were 
represented in nearly every military center in this country and in Europe and our 
sailors who were on nearly every man-of-war in the American Navy excelled in every 
test, and now those who have come back to the folks at home, returned with the 
honor that comes only to heroes. Our sorrow over those eighty-seven noble lads 
who so bravely died for their country's sake that Freedom and Justice might live 
[jj is off'set, to a degree, by our admiration. In the noble ranks of the Red Cross there 

were twelve of Otter Tail County's young women, ministering to the wounded and 
the dying on the battlefields. 

While these courageous men and women had responded so valiantly to the na- 
f*4 tion's call, those who were forced to remain at home were not wanting in their 

jl support. Otter Tail County met the demands upon her with a whole-hearted spirit, 

giving of its best in the va;rious activities of the American Red Cross, the Y. M. 
C. A. and kindred organizations. Solicitors found an eager response in every sec- 
tion of Otter Tail County and every man, woman and child considered it his 
privilege to give in the support of these wonderful organizations whose aim was to 
give comfort and to relieve sufi"erings among our heroes in France. In the finan- 
cing of the war Otter Tail County took no small part, oversubscribing each of the 
five Liberty Loan Bond issues handsomely, raising nearly five million dollars for 
the government's needs. In the Thrift and War Savings campaigns the same spirit 
of service to the cause existed, young and old, even the children in the schools, 
doing their bit toward supporting the fight to which the nation had consecrated 
itself. In food conservation and food production our people loyally supported 
the government in its effort to raise and distribute its full share of an adequate 
food supply for the army, as well as for the care of those at home. 

That this wonderful record of Otter Tail County in the world war may be 
handed down to future generations; that the work of Otter Tail County's 2,000 
fighting men may be memorialized; that posterity may know of the magnificent 
record of their ancestors in stamping out Prussianism and Kultur which, early in 
the Twentieth Century, threatened the liberty-loving world; that the work of Otter 
Tail County in the World War may be written into a permanent form — that is the 
purpose for which this work is prepared. 

The great labor involved in publishing this book cannot be told in a few words. 
Nearly a year has been spent in the gathering of data and photographs, which 
came from a variety of sources. In many instances the infomiation received was 
so poorly written that it was difficult to be sure of the correct spelling of names. 
If there are errors or omissions it is believed that they will be overlooked with 
the knowledge that the task has been difficult. Hence, if there have been left out 



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the records or pictures of Otter Tail County patriots who should have been given 
credit for their efforts, it is with the most profound sincerity that we apologize. 
The Publishers have advertised in every newspaper in the County, have sent out 
personal letters, have, in fact, done everything possible in their endeavor to make 
this work complete and authentic. If the magnitude of the undertaking be taken 
into consideration, then it is believed that criticism will be kept down to a minimum. 
Beautiful has been our triumph. Dominated by liberty ingrained into the soul 
of the nation from its birth, our brilliant soldiers have vanquished autocracy. The 
men of our Navy have swept the seas of that modern pirate. The horrors of war 
have been made less terrible through the agency of that Christian organization— 
the Red Cross. Industry's wheels have been whole-heartedly remoulded that vic- 
tory might be ours. The time honored fields have produced life-giving foods for 
victory. And most beautiful of all has been the patient spirit of self-sacrifice with 
which our women have shouldered their burden. In this jjook we have endeavored 
to commemorate the sacrifices and achievements of all who so manfully answered 
the call of the nation. Peace is ours. 




Fergus Falls, Minnesota, October 22nd, 1919. 






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CONTENTS 

Honor Roll, Otter Tail County s men wno diea in Service 12 
The Men wko served m tlie AA^orld War from Otter Tail 

County, 1917, 1918, 1919 30 

Red Cross Nurses -wko served in tke World War from Otter 

1 ail County , . . . 186 

W^ar Scenes . . , 188 

Tke Literty Loans 197 

The American Red Cross 209 

Y. M. C. A., United War Work and otker Otter Tail County 

War Work Activities 211 

Baftery "E" Second Minnesota Field Artillery 217 

Fif til Infantry, Minnesota National Guard 221 

General Jolin J. Persuing s Report of tke Activities of tke 

American Expeditionary Forces m France 222 

History of the World War from Beginning to End . . . 237 



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1. Carl Frederick Bredehoft . Fergus Falls 6. Raymond O. Aarvig 



Fergus Falls 



of Mr 



Carl Frederick Bredehoft vi 
at Pilger, Nebraska, being twenty-two 
entered the service July 27, 1917 a 
Dakota. He was sent to a training 
lotte, North Carolina, and went ove 
25, 1917. He was a member of Co. I 



John H. Bredehoft 

i born February 25, 1896 
tfenty-two years old. He 

Mil 



killed 



.luly 20. 1918. 



2. Edward B. Swenson 



North 
camp at Char- 
rseas December 
;, 18th Infantry, 



Fergus Falls 



Mrs. John M. Swenson 



January 9, 1894 



Falls, Mil 
entered th 



worth, S. C, and wa 
jamin Harrison, Indiana 
M, 5th Prov. He died 
October 10, 1918. He i 
Elizabeth W. Swenson. 



July 24, 1918 at Moorhead 
d training at Camp Wads 
3 transferred to Fort Ben 
He was a member of Co, 
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, 
s survived by his wife, Mrs, 



3. William (Bee) Leidal 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Leidal 

William (Bee) Leidal was bom September 9, 1895 
at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, being twenty-three years 
old. He entered the service September 19, 1917 at 
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. He was promoted to Sergeant, Co. F, 
352nd Infantry. He died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, 
March 17, 1918. 



4. Maurice Olmstead . 

Son of Mrs. Emn 



Fergus Falls 



Olmstead 



Maurice Olmstead was born in 1896 at Manson, 
Iowa, being twenty-one years old. He entered the 
service June 14, 1918, and was sent to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Missouri and transferred to Del Rio, Texas. 
He was a member of Co. F, 313th Cavalry. He died 
at Del Rio, August 25, 1918. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lo 



Raymond O. Aarvig was bom March 16. 1918 at Rad- 
cliffe, Iowa, being twenty years of age. He entered 
the service April 26, 1917 at Fort Harrison, Mon- 
tana and was sent to Helena. He went overseas 
on December 23, 1917, and saw active service 
on the western front. He was promoted to 
Corporal, Company K, 125th Infantry, 41st Divi- 
sion. He was killed in action at the battle of Juv- 
igny, Soissons sector, France, on August 30, 1918. 



Cla 


RENCE 


John 


Jansen . 




Fergus Falls 




Son of Mr 


. and Mrs. 


Isaac J 


nsen 




Cla 


ence J 


3hn Jan 


en was bo 


m April 


13, 


1892 at 


Sheboygan, 


Wiscon 


sin, being 


twenty-s 


X ye 


rs old. 


He 


entered 


the ser 


ice in July 


1918 at 


Fergt 


s Falls, 


Min 


nesota, 


and was 


sent to St 


Louis, 


Misso 


uri, and 


transferred 


to New 


York. He went ove 


rseas 


n Octo- 


her 


1918, a 


nd was 


stationed at 


the Red Cro 


ss Med- 


ical 


Hospit 


d No. 2 


He died 


at Paris 


Fran 


ce. No- 


ven 


ber 9, 


918. 











8. Curtis R. Nelson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson 

Curtis R. Nelson was bom December 18, 1894. He 
entered service August 9, 1918, and was twenty-three 
years old. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Miss- 
ouri, and transferred to Camp McArthur and to 
Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He was a member of 
the 14th Co. A. R. D. He died at sea October 3, 
1918. 



9. Alvin E. Boen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. M. G. Boen 

t Fergus 



Alvin E. Boen v 
Falls, Minnesota, 
He entered the n 
Minneapolis, and 



born May 18, 
;ing twenty-nine 
,1 service December 15, 1917 
i transferred to the training : 



age. 



tion at Great Lakes, Illinois. He v 
Co. M, 2nd Regiment. He died 
Great Lakes on January 27, 1918. 



Musici 



5. Harold Washburn Schreiner . Fergus Falls 10. Melvin J. Barsness . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Schreiner Son of Mrs. Isabelle Ba. 



Fergus Falls 



Harold Washburn Schreiner w 


as born August 26, 


1896 at Lester Prairie, Minnesot 


I, being twenty years 


old. He entered the navy Ap 


il 26, 1917 at Wey- 


bum, Canada, and was sent 


to Newport, Rhode 


Island for training. He died 


t Newport. May 31, 


1917. 





Melvin J. Barsness 
Mount Horeb, Wisci 
He entered the serv 
Falls. Minnesota, an 



orn February 25, 1888 at 
being thirty years of age. 
vice February 24, 1918 at Fergus 
nd was stationed at Camp Dodge, 
lembcr of Co. G. 349th Infantry. 
Dodge. Iowa April 2, 1918. 






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1. Oscar Ramberc Battle Lake 6. Albert Davis 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Raffel Ramberg 



Oscar Ramberg was born December 21, 1890 at Sten 
kjar, Norway, being twenty-seven years of age. Hi 
entered service July 22, 1918 at Fergus Falls, Min 
nesota, and went to Camp Wadsworth, South Car 
olina, transferred to Camp Hill, Virginia. He was ; 
member of Co. A, 3rd Corps Artillery, and went ov 
erseas August 28, 1918. He died October 5, 1918 ir 



2. Andrew Marvin Larson . . . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Larson 

Andrew Marvin Larson was born March 6, 1897 at 
Clitherall, Minnesota, being twenty-one years of age. 
He entered service August 25, 1918 at Breckenridge, 
Minnesota, and went to Camp Grant, Illinois. He 
was a member of Co. 2, 161st Depot Brigade. He 
died at Camp Grant, October II, I9I8. 



3. Edward Henry Steineke . 



Son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Steineke 



Aastad 



Edward Henry Steineke was bom September 16, 
1893 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, being twenty- 
five years of age. He entered service July 15, 1917 
at Menno, South Dakota and went to Parker, South 
Dakota, transferred to Camp Greene, North Carolina 
and to Camp Mills, New York. He was a member 
of Battery E, 147th Field Artillery, 41st Division, 
and went overseas January 15, 1918. He saw active 
service on the Verdun front. He died on October 
7, 1918 from wounds received in action. 



4. Raymond O. Ostrum .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Ostrum 

Raymond O. Ostrum was born April 12, 1897 in Eliz- 
abeth township, being twenty-one years of age. He 
entered service August 29, 1918 at Fergus Falls, Min- 
nesota, and went to Boston, Mass., in the Merchant 
Marine Service. He died at Boston, Mass., Septem- 
ber 15, 1918. 



5. Selmer Conrad Busness . . Erhard Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Busness 

Selmer Conrad Busness was born March 26, 1897 in 
Erhard Grove township, being twenty-one years of 
age. He entered service October 20, 1918 at Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota. He died at Fort Bliss, Texas, 
November 24, 1918. 





Son 


5/ Mrs. 


Harriet 


A. Gundy 




Alber 


t Davis 1 


as born 


Octob 


er 25, 


1896, a 


t St. 


Paul, 


Minnesota 


being t 


wenty-o 


ne year 


s of age 


He 


entered the Navy July 29, 1918 


at Min 


neapolis. 


Min- 


nesot 


a, and was 


sent to 


the tra 


ning st 


ation at 


Great 



Perham 



Lakes, Illinois, and transferred to Camp Ross and 
later to Camp Dewey. He was a member of Co. K, 
1st Regiment. He died on September 26, 1918 at 



7. Robert Michael Woytcke 



of Mrs. Martha H. Woytcke 



Western 



Robert Michael Woytcke was born July 3, 1886 in 
Dodge, Dodge County, Nebraska, being thirty-two 
years of age. He entered service July 22, 1918 at 
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp 
Wadsworth, South Carolina. Later he was transferred 
to Camp Stuart, Virginia. He was promoted to Cor- 
poral, Co. G, 58 Reg. 3rd Pioneers, and went over- 
seas in September 1918. He died on the 1st of Octo- 
ber, 1918, in France. 



Knute Ellingson Oscar 



Son of Mr. 



nd Mrs. Svend Ellingso 



Rothsi 



born December 17, 1895 at 
being, twenty-four years of 
ce September 19, 1917 at Glas- 



Ellingson 
/, Minnesc 
age. He entered 
gow, Montana, and was sent to Camp Lewis, Wash- 
ington, and transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. He 
went overseas December 13, 1917. He died May 29, 
1918 in France. 



9. Monta Fraser 

Son of Mr 



Compton 



<.d Mrs. J. A. Fraser 
May 17, 1895 at Montagu 



Monta Fraser was b< 
California being twenty-four years of age. He i 
tered service July 22, 1918 at Henning, Minneso 
and was sent to Camp Wadsworth, South Carolii 
and transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. He v 
a member of Co. B, 3rd Pioneers, and was si 
overseas August 1918. He died September 29, 1918 
at SouiUy, France. 



10. Fritz S. Nilsson Underwood 



Son of Mr 



Mrs. Alfred NUsi 



Fritz S. Nilsson was born November 16, 1891 in 
Sweden, and was twenty-eight years of age. He en- 
tered service May 27, 1918 at Fergus Falls, Min- 
nesota, and was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, 
later he was transferred to Camp Kearny, California 
and to Camp Mills, N. Y. He was a member of 
Headquarters Co., 306th Infantry, and wont overseas 
August, 1918. He died Novembor 22, 1918 in France 



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1. Carl T. Golberg .... Undenvc 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Andre Golberg 

Carl T. Golberg was bom December 6, 1897 at Rock 
Dell Minnesota, being twenty-one years of age. He 
entered service October 21, 1918 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Cody, N. M. He 
was a member of the 63rd Co. 88th Infantry. He 
died at Camp Cody November 17, 1918. 



6. Mark Johnson Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johnson 

Mark Johnson was bom October 20, 1890, being 
twenty-eight years of age. He entered service June 
24, 1918 at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent 
to Camp Grant, Illinois. He was a member of Co. 
E, 112th Infantry, and went overseas in August, 
1918. He died at Base Hospital No. 55 in France, 
October 22, 1918. 



2. Martin Berg Daltc 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Berg 

Martin Berg was bora at Dalton, Minnesota. Sep- 
tember 7, 1894, being twenty-four years of age. He 
entered service October 21, 1918 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Cody, New Mex, 
ico. He died October 31, 1918 at Camp Cody. 



7. Edward Carlson Compton 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. A. Carlson 
Edward Carlson was bom April 3, 1896 at Deer 
Creek, Minnesota, being twenty-two years of age. 
He entered service May 20, 1918 at Henning, Min- ' 
nesota, and was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, 
and transferred to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He 
was a member of Co. C, 362nd Infantry, and went 
overseas July 6th, 1918. He died September 29, 
1918 in France. 



3. Max .Schachtschneider . . . Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schachtschneider 



Max Schachtschneider 


was born in Tordenskjold 


township, September 


8, 1890, being twenty-eight 


years of age. He en 


ered service July 22, 1918 at 


Fergus Falls, Minnes 


Dta, and was sent to Camp 



Wadsworth, South Carolina. He was a member 
Co. A, 3rd Corps Artillery, and went overseas 
September 1918. He died September 25, 1918 



4. Lloyd Otto Nelson 



Leaf Mountain 



on of Mrs. Andrew N. Krosby 

Nelson was bom April 13, 1894 at Leaf 
Minnesota, being twenty-four years of 
itered service in January 1918 at Duluth,' 
and went to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 
nsferred to Camp Stanley. Later he was 
to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He was 
of Co. C, 9th Field Battalion, Signal 
went overseas April 25, 1918. He saw 
:e on the western front, being on the 
the last thirty days of the war. He died 
, 1918 in France. 



5. Steffen Helmer Hagerup . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Hagerup 

Steffen Hclmcr Hagerup was born August 13. 1889 
at Erhard, Minnesota, being thirty years of age. 
He entered service October 20, 1918 at Fergus Falls,' 
Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Cody, New Mex- 
ico. He died November 3rd, 1918 at Camp Cody. 



Lloyd 


Otto 


Moun 


ain. 


age. 


He en 


Minne 


sota, 


and w 


as tra 


transf 


erred 


a me 


mber 


Corps 


and 


fightin 


gline 


Decen 


her 2 



SaiM Samuelson Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Samuelson 
Sam Samuelson was born April 4, 1894 in Paddock 
township, being twenty-five years of age. He en- 
tered service February 23, 1918, and was sent to 
Camp Dodge, Iowa and transferred to Camp Grant, 
Illinois. He was a member of Co. No. 3, A. D. R. 
E, 1000 R, and went overseas October 6, 1918. He 
has been missing since October, 1918. Since this 
was written the good news came that Mr. Samuelson 
has been located. Was mustered out on June 5, 
1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



9. Grover Cyles Aldrich 



Henning 



Son of Mr. and .Mrs. J. A. Aldrich 

Grover Cyles Aldrich was born August 18, 1892 in 
Elmo township, being twenty-six years of age. He 
entered the service February 25, 1918 at Richville, 
Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, and 
transferred to Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was 
a member of Co. M, 118th Infantry, and went over- 
seas in May 1918. He died on the 8th of October, 
1918 in France. 



10. George Francis Fairbanks . . W'oodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt E. Fairbanks 



George Fran 


is Fairbanks 


was 


bom August 29, 


1893 at 


Wrigh 


stown 


Min 


nesota, 


be 


ng twenty 


-six y 


ears of 


age. 


He en 


tered 


the ser 


vice 


April 28. 


1918 


at Hen- 


ning. 


Minne 


sota, 


and w 


»nt 


to Camp 


Dodge 


Iowa, 


was ti 


ansterred to 


Camp 


Tra 


vis, Texas 


and t 


Camp 


Mills, 


New 


York 


He 


was 


a niemb 


r of 


Co. F, 



360th Infantry, 90th Division, and we 

June 12, 1918. He was killed in action in the 

battle of Argonne Forest on November 4, 1918. 






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1. George Bergem 

Son of Mr. 



nd Mrs. Ole Bergem 



Sverdrup 6. K. Wilton Gludt 



George Bergem was born December 23, 1894- in 
Sverdrup township, being twenty-four years of age. 
He entered service September 25, 1917 at Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa and transferred to Camp Pike. Later he was 
transferred to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He was 
a member of Co. F, 23rd Infantry, and went overseas 
in June 1918. He was killed in action in France on 
October 6, 1918. 



2. Alfred Gerard Lodin .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lodin 
Alfred Gehard Lodin was born September 20, 1886 



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being thirty-two years of 
age. He was foster son of Rev. and Mrs. P. T. 
Peterson. He entered the service in September 
1917 at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to 
Camp Dodge, and transferred to Camp Pike and to 
Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He went overseas July 
15, 1918. He died October 3, 1918 in France. 

3. August Emil Boeder . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Boeder 

August Emil Boeder was born April 29, 1897 at 
Amor, Minnesota, being twenty-two years of age. 
He entered service September 21, 1917 at Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa, and transferred to Camp Cody, New Mexico 
and to Camp Dix, New Jersey. He was a member 
of Co. H, 136th Infantry. He died at Camp Dix, 
September 20, 1918. 



of Mr 



nd Mrs. Emil Gludc 



K. Wilton Gludt was born October 2, 1898 at Mat- 
adore, North Dakota, being nineteen years of age. 
He entered service October 1917 at St. Paul, and 
was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and trans- 
ferred to Camp McArthur, Texas. He was a member 
of the Ret. 2nd Aviation Signal Corps. He died 
January 6, 1918 at Waco, Texas. 



7. Andrew Clambey Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Clambey 

Andrew Clambey was born August 12, 1892 in Fri- . 
berg township, being twenty-six years of age. He en- 
tered the service August 23, 1918 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota, and went to Camp Lee, Virginia. He was 
a member of No. 1, Hospital Battalion, Veterinary 
Corps, and went overseas November 7, 1918. He 
died November 30, 1918 at Orleans, France. 



Miles Heivry Martin Orwell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Martin 

Miles Henry Martin was bom March 6, 1890 at 
Slayton, Minnesota, being twenty-eight years of 
age. He entered service March 2, 1918 at Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, 
transferred to Camp Sevier, South Carolina, and to 
Camp Mills, New York. He was a member of Co. D, 
118th Infantry, 30th Division and went overseas May 
10, 1918. He died on October 9. 1918 at Bohain, 



4. John Herman Harwarth . 






nd Mrs. Theodor Harwarth 



John Herman Harwarth was bom Septen 
1894 at Elizabeth, Minnesota, being twenty-four years 
of age. He entered service March 14, 1918 at De- 
troit and was sent to Camp Dodge, and transferred 
to Camp Mills. New York. He was a member of 
Co. H, 137th Infantry, and went overseas May 1, 
1918. He was killed in action September 26, 1918 



9. Thore Thoreson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Thoreson 

Thore Thoreson was born February 27, 1893 at Veg- 
glid, Numedahl, Norway, being twenty-six years of 
age. He entered the service April 1918 at Pelican 
Rapids, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Logan, 
Texas and to Camp Fremont, California. He was a 
member of Company G, 8th Ammunition Train. He 
died June 4, 1918 at San Francisco, California. 



5. 


Helmer Paulson 




. Dane 


Prairie 






Son 


of Mr. an 


d Mrs. Sore. 


n Paulson 






Helmei 


: Paul 


son was bom October 


2, 1893 at 


Dane 




Prairie 


, Min 


nesota, be 


ing twenty-f 


ive years of 


age. 




He en 


tered 


service Ju 


ne 15, 1918 


at Fergus 


Falls, 




and Wi 


IS sen 


t to Unive 


rsity of Min 


nesota, and 


trans- 




ferred 


to Camp Shern 


lan and to 


Camp Mills, 


New 




York. 


We w 


as an auto 


mechanic in 


Co. E. 336th 


Reg- 




imcnt 


and > 


,vent overs 


cas Septemb 


er 25, 1918. 


He 




died Octobe) 


r 25, 1918 


at Glasgow, 


Scotland en 


route 




to Frai 


ncc. 


He is surv 


ived by his 


wife, Mrs. H 


elmer 




Paulson. 











10. Geoffrey H. Nelson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Nelson 



Geoffrey 


H. Nelson wi 


15 bo 


m Nov 


ember 5 


. 1891 at 


Henning, 


Minnesota, b 


eing 


twenty- 


six year 


s of age. 


He ente 


red service al 


: Cro 


okston. 


Minncs 


Ota. July 


26, 1918 


, and was sen 


t to 


Camp 


Wadswnr 


Ih Snlllll 


Carolina, 


and transferred 


to Can 


ip Sl.« 


.,1, \,.u 


Jersey. 


He was promoted t 


Serg, 


eanl. Cn 


. L. ,illh 


Pioneer 


Infantry and v 


^ent c 


iverseas 


August 


30. 1918. 


He was 


accidentally 


killed 


1 October 30. 


1918 in 


France. 













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1. Harold Theodore Swenson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Swenson 

Harold Theodore Swenson was bom June 17, 1895 
at Alexandria, Minnesota, being twenty-three years 
of age. He entered the service September 21, 1917 
at Breckenridge, -Minnesota, and went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. He was transferred from Camp Pike 
to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and went overseas in 
June 1918. He was made Corporal of Co. A, 23rd 
Infantry, after landing in France. He was wounded 
in the battle of Argonne Forest, recovered and was 
sent to the front. He was fatally wounded 
OD November 11, and died at Base Hos- 
pital No. 38, November 17, 1918. He was buried 
in the Military cemetery at Nantes, France. 



2. Arthur Baldwin Thomas 

Son of Mrs. Mary A. 



Fergus Falls 



Tho 



Arthur Baldwin Thomas was bom April 26. 1894 
in Friberg, being twenty-four years of age. He en- 
tered the service September 23, 1917 at Wadena, 
Minnesota, and went to Camp Dodge, Iowa. He was 
made Corporal of Co. B, 337th Machine Gun Bat- 
talion. He died July 5, 1918 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



Peter J. Bell 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephe 



Bell 
1890 ii 



Peter J. Bell was born September 21, 1890 in Sauk- 
ville, 'Wisconsin, being twenty-nine years of age. 
He entered the service August 26, 1918 at Stanford, 
Montana, and went to Camp Grant, Illinois. He was 
Sergeant of Co. 3, 161st Depot Brigade, Infantry. 
He died at Camp Grant, Illinois, October 6, 1918. 
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Bell. 



Joseph Albert Elliott . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph EllioU 
Joseph Albert Elliott was born May 27, 1895 in 
Friberg, being twenty-two years of age. He enlisted 
in Battery E, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He was 
taken ill on August 26, and died at the Wright Hos- 
pital, September 4, 1917 at Fergus Falls, Minn. 



5. Otto C. Arnquist . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. .irnquut 

Otto C. Amquist entered the service January 3, 1918 
at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and went to Galveston, 
Texas. He was transferred from Fort Crockett, 
Texas to Quantico, Virginia, and went overseas in 
July, 1918. Ho was a member of Co. B, Machine 
Gun Battalion. He was killed in action in Ihc Ar- 
gonne Forest drive November 5. 1918. 



6. Erdroy Alexander Peterson . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Per Person 



May 31, 1892 



Erdroy Alexander Peterson w 
in Eagle Lake township, being twenty-six years of 
age. He entered the service as a Regular, July 28, 
1913 at Fort Snelling, and was sent to Jefferson 
Barracks. Missouri. He was transferred to Fort Sew- 
ard, Alaska; San Francisco, California; Plattsburg, 
New York and to the Mexican border in 1916. He 
went overseas from Camp Greene, Virginia, May 17, 
1918. He was promoted to 1st Sergeant of Co. 47, 
4th Division, Infantry. He was killed in action 
September 26, 1918 at the Meuse front, France. 

7. James W. .Stinar . . . Netv York Mills 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Clinton R. Stinar 

James W. Stinar was bom November 23, 1898 at 
New York Mills, being twenty years of age. He 
entered the service February 9. 1918 at Minneapolis. 
He went to Paris Island, South Carolina where he 
was bayonet instractor. He was transferred to Quan- 
tico. Virginia, and went overseas in June, 1918. He 
was a member of Co. 81. 6th Machine Gun Bat- 
talion. He was killed in battle on the St. Mihiel 
salient on September 14, 1918. 

8. Henry S. Holbrook Dunn 

Brother of Chester A. Holbrook 
Henry S. Holbrook was born March 7, 1891 in the 
town of Dunn, being twenty-eight years of age. He 
entered the service July 22, 1918 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota, and went to Camp Wadsworth, South 
Carolina. He was a member of Co. B, 4th Pioneer 
Infantry, and went overseas October 1, 1918. He 
died November 7, 1918 in France. 



9. John Holt Leaf Mount 



of Mr. 



Mrs. .Andrew Holt 



John Holt was born February 25, 1889 in the I 
ship of Leaf Mountain, being twenty-nine yeai 
age. He entered service June 26, 1918 at Glasgow, 
Montana, and went to Camp Lewis, Washington 
He was transferred from Camp Keamy, California t( 
Camp Mills, New York and went overseas August 10 
1918. He was a member of Co. B, 308th Regiment 
Infantry. He died October 13, 1918 from woundi 
received while serving as an infanlrv-man. 



10. Axel Buseth Henning 

Son of Mr. John Buseth 
Axel Buseth was bom June 6, 1895 at Henning, 
Minnesota, being twenty-three years of age. He en- 
tered service in November 1917 at Fargo, North 
Dakota, and went to Camp Dodge, la. He was trans- 
ferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, to Camp Upton, 
New York, and went overseas in May, 1918. Member 
of Co. 326, Machine Gun Battalion. He was killed 
in action October 10, 1918 in France. 



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1. Carl Victor Cornell . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley J. Cornell 



Carl Victor Cornell was born 
■Watertown, Minnesota, being th 
He entered service February 23, 1918 at 
Rapids. He was sent to Camp Dodge, lov 
transferred to Camp Mills, New York. He w 
overseas April 24, 1918 and was a member 
C. of the 139th Infantry, 35th Division. I 
killed in action September 29, 1918 in Franc 
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Cornell 



2. John Otto Wilke ..... Elizabeth 



20, 1886 
years of ai 



Son of Mr. 



d Mrs. Carl Mielke 
rn April 23, 1896 



John Otto Wilke W£ 
gus Falls, Minnesota, being twenty-two ye, 
He entered service September 1917 and w 
Camp Dodge, Iowa. In November 1917 he 
ferred to Camp Pike, Arkansas, where 
member of Co. D, of the 348th Infantry, 
at Camp Pike. January 6. 1918. 



6. Samuel Constantine Samuelson Mapleivood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Samuelson 

Samuel Constantine Samuelson was bom February 
1, 1895 in Forest City, Iow<i, being twenty-three 
years of age. He entered the service May 25, 1918 
at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp 
Lewis, Washington and transferred to Camp Kearny, 
California. He was a member of Co. M of the 
159lh Infantry. He died at Camp Kearny July 25, 



7. Henry Theodore Ongstad . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans H. Ongstad 

Henry Theodore Ongstad was bom November 27, 
1888 in Norwegian Grove township, being thirty years 
of age. He entered the service June 24, 1918 at 
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp 
Grant, Illinois, and transferred to Camp Mills,' New 
York. He was sent overseas sometime in September 
and was a member of Co. A, of the 311th Infantry. 
He was killed in action on November 1. 1918. 



3. Thom H. Pederson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pederson 

Thom H. Pederson was born September 20, 1894 
at Pelican Rapids. Minnesota, being twenty-four 
years of age. He entered service May 27, 1918 and 
was sent to Camp Lewis, Washingtoij. He was later 
transferred from Camp Kearny, California to Camp 
Mills, New York. He was sent overseas August 11. 
1918 and was a member of Co. F of the 128th In- 
fantry. He was killed in action while serving in 
France, Dec. 30. 1918. 



Adolph Haug Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4mund Haug 
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8. John William Downing . . Fergus Falls 



14. 1890 



La Cr 



Adolph Haug 1 
Wisconsin, being twenty-eight years of age. He en- 
tered service September 21, 1917 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota. He was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, and 
transferred from Camp Pike, Arkansas, to Camp 
Greene, North Carolina. He went overseas May 
1918 and was a member of Co. H of the 39th In- 
fantry. He died in France from wounds received in 
action, August 17, 1918. 



Son of Mr. and Mr. 



^'. Downing 



John William Downing was born November 28th, 
1878 in Monona, Iowa, being forty, years of age. 
He entered the service in October 1917 at Peell, 
Washington, and was sent to Camp Lewis, and was 
later transferred to Camp Mills, New York. He was 
a member of the 109th Infantry and went overseas in 
December 1917. He was killed in action on Sep- 
tember 23, 1918, while serving in France. 



9. 


Louis A. 


LlEN 












Son 


of M 


r. and 


Mrs. 


.'Indre 




Louis 
hjem 


A. L 

Angus 


t 27, 


born 
1889, 


in tl 
being 


twen 



Trondhjem 



nship of Trond- 
1889, being twenty-nine years of 
age. He entered the service May 27, 1918 at Fer- 
gus Falls, Minnesota, and was sent to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. He was transferred from Camp Kearny, 
California to Camp Mills, New York. He left for 
France about the 23rd of August, 1918 and was a 
member of Co. F of the 128th Infantry. He took 
part in the Meuse-Argonne drive, and was killed in 
action November 10, 1918. 



5. Oscar J. Madson Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B, Madson 

Oscar J. Madson was bom June 1, 1890, at Milnor, 
North Dakota, being twenty-eight years of age. He 
entered service September 19, 1917 at Malta, Mon- 
tana. He was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington and 
transferred to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He was 
sent overseas in July 1918 and was Bugler of Co. C 
of the .362nd Infantry. He was killed in action on 
September 29, 1918 while serving in France. 



10. Fred C. Splittgerber .... Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Splittgerber 

Fred C. Splittgerber was born July 26, 1888 in the 
town of Friberg, being thirty years of age. He en- 
tered the service September 21, 1917 at Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota. He was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa 
and transferred to Camp Pike, Arkansas, and to 
Camp Greene, North Carolina. He was a member 
of Co. L, 47th Infantry, and went overseas May 9, 
1918. He was wounded July 29 at Sergy, France and 
died from wounds August 7, 1918. 



IM THTZ V^OHJLD P^M7^ 



1. Oscar Rudolph Thingvold Norivegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thingvold 

Oscar Rudolph Thingvold was born July 29, 1895 
at Tansera. Minnesota, being twenty-three years of 
age. He entered the service August 29, 1918 at 
Bowbells, North Dakota, and was sent to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. He was a member of Co. 36, 163rd 
Depot Brigade, 9th Battalion. He died October 12, 
1918 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



2. Charley Arvie Sarvie . 

Son of Mrs. Agne 



Charley Arvie Sarvie 
in Paddock township, 
He entered the servi 



Febr 



He 



Iowa and was transferred to 
and to Camp Upton, N. Y. 
Co. E, 127th Infantry. He t 
at Camp Upton, New York, 



■n September 1, 1895 
enty-two years of age 
ary 25, 1918 at Hen 
?nt to Camp Dodge 
lamp Gordon, Georgia 
He was a member 
•d at the base hospit 
une 4, 1918. 



Ladislaus W. WiCHLACZ .... Perham 

Son o/ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wichlacz 

Ladislaus W. Wichlacz was born in Perham, Minne- 
sota, February 7, 1893, being twenty-six years of 
age. He entered the service February 25, 1918 at 
Henning, Minnesota. He was sent to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa, and transferred to Camp Sevier, South Caro- 



He left for 



1918 an 
October 



member 
s killed 
1 France. 



)f Co 



L, of the 118th In- 
Ion on the 17th of 



7. Robert E. Benkowski Dora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4dolph Benkawski 

Robert E. Benkowski was born in Dora township 
June 17, 1895, being twenty-three years of age. He 
entered the service June 24, 1918 at Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota. He was sent to Camp Grant, Illinois, 
and transferred to Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He was a 
member of Co. C, 36th Infantry. He died at Fort 
Sheridan October 5, 1918. 



3. Floyd Eugene Scroggin .... Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scroggin 



Floyd Eugene Scroggin was born at Lakefield, Mil 
nesota May 18, 1895, being twenty-three years of ag. 
He entered the service May 22, 1917 at Bismarl 
North Dakota, and was sent to Jefferson Barrack 
Missouri. Later was transferred to Nogales, Arizor 
and to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He left for ove 
seas service April 11, 1918, and was Wagoner, Co, 
B, 13th Machine Gun Battalion. He was wounded 
October 18 in the Argonne Forest drive and died 
October 23, 1918, at Mount Taulcom. France. 



4. Walter A. Haimerl .... 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. M. Jiaimen 
born in Maplewood 



Andrew Hess 



Walter A. Haimerl 
March 18, 1891, being tw. 

Dodge. Iowa. He was ti 
Georgia and later to Ca 



■seven years of age. He 
1917 and went to Camp 

ferred to Camp Gordon, 
Upton, New York. He 



t overseas in May 1918 and was a me 
K, of the 326th Infantry, 82nd Divisi 
killed in action in August, 1918, in Fri 



5. Fremont L. Tabbut 

Son of Mr. and 



He 



Scambler 



M. A. Tabhu 



Fremont L. Tabbut was born in Detroit, Minnesota, 
November 15, 1889, being thirty years of age. He 
enlisted in the army in 1908, was discharged in 
1909, and re-enlisted in the Australian Army in 
1916. He left for overseas service in 1917, and was 
a member of Co. D, A. Q. M. G. 7th Battalion. He 
was killed in action in March, 1917. 



Son of Mrs. L. Hess 

Andrew Hess entered service the 24th of February, 
1918. He was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, and later 
transferred to Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He 
left for overseas service May 10, 1918, and served in 
Flanders at Ypres and St. Quentin. He was killed 
in action October 11, 1918 at St. Martin, Franco. 
He was a member of Co. A, of the 118th Infantry. 



9. Edward Tangen Butler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tangen 

Edward Tangen entered service February 21, 1918. 
He was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa and transferred 
from Camp Sevier, South Carolina to Camp Mills, 
New York. He left for overseas service May 23, 
1918. He saw active service on Kemmel Hill, Bel- 
gium; at Somme, France; and on the Hindenburg 
Line. He was killed in action July 22, 1918 in 
France. He was a member of Co. D of the 118th 
Infantry, 30th Division. 



10- Nicholas J. Burelbach 



Perham 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Burelbach 

Nicholas J. Burelbach entered service in November 
1917. He was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri 
and transferred from Camp Greene, South Carolina 
to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. He left for overseas 
service in April 1918 and was promoted to Corporal 
of Co. G, of the 7th Infantry, 3rd Division. He saw 

killed in action on October 4, 1918 at Montfaucon, 






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1. Robert Leroy Adamson . . Fergus ta 

Son of Mrs. Ida M. Adamson. 

Robert LeRoy Adamson entered service April 3, 1917 
at Fort Snelling. He was transferred to Camp Cody, 
New Mexico, and later was sent to Camp Merritt, 
New Jersey. On June 15, 1918 he entered overseas 
service and was a member of the 12th Co. 1st In- 



stati 



Sois 



nd Rheims on the east side of the Vesle river. He 
as severely wounded on August 6, and died from the 
ounds on August 21, 1918. He was buried in the 



6. Victor Savela Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Greed 



Victo 


r Savela 


entered 


scrv 


ce Fe 


bru 


iry 22 


1918 


at 


Camp 


Dodge, 


Iowa. He le 


t for 


over 


seas on 


May 


11 


1918 


and saw 


active se 


rvice 


He 


was 


mustered ou 


at 


Fort 


Snelling 


March 


31, 


1919 


nd 


died 


from 


the 


effect 


s of gas 


a week. 


later 


, Apr 


1 7 


1919. 


He 





2. Peat Moak . . 

Son of Sarah 
Peat Moak entered servii 



. Fergus Falls 

id George Moak 



service in March 1916 at Minn 
apolis. He was transferred to Fort Bliss, Tex 
and later to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. On Ju; 
15, 1918, he left for overseas service and was 
member of Troop K, of the 5th Cavalry. He w 
killed in action in September. 1918 in France. 



7. Frederick Bertrand Vocel . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Vogel 

Frederick Bertrand Vogel entered service in Decem- 
ber 1915 in the Canadian Army. He left for over- 
sea service on June 10, 1916 and reached the firing 
line on July 13, 1916. He was promoted from Cor- 
poral to Lieutenant of Co. D, Snipers, of the 102nd 
Battalion. On April 5, 1917 he was wounded at 
Vimy Ridge, but would not leave the lines and four 
days later was killed in action. He saw active ser- 
vice in Belgium and France. 



3. HiLMER SuNDBERG . 

Son of Mr. and Mr. 



A. L. Sund 



Hilmer Sundberg was born in Orwell township July 
11, 1895. He entered service March 2, 1918. and 
was a member of Co. A. of the 349th Infantry. He 
died on April 6, 1918 at Camp Dodge. Iowa. 



8. Edward K. Kratzke . . . . . . Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Kratzke 

Edward K. Kratzke entered service July 22, 1918. 
He was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C, and was la- 
ter transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. On Sep- 
tember 4, 1918, he left for overseas service. He was 
a member of Co. G, of the 3rd U. S. Pioneer In- 
fantry. He was killed in action on October 3, 
1918 on the Mcuse front in France. 



4. Hiram U. Sturdevant Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Sturdevant 

Hiram U. Sturdevant was born on September 10, 
1895 at Taylorville, Illinois. He entered service 
February 24, 1918 at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and was a 
member of Battery F. of the 337th Field Artillery. 
He died at Camp Dodge on April 18, 1918. 



9. Edward Marvin Halverson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Haherson 

Edward Marvin Halverson entered service on Septem- 
ber 5, 1918. He was sent to Camp Grant. Illinois 
and was a member of the 43rd Co, of 161st Depot 
Brigade, Infantry. He died October 11, 1918 at 
Cariip Grant. 



5. Claus Arthur Hultstrand . . . Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. B. Hultstrand 

Claus Arthur Hultstrand entered service September 
19, 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington, and was trans- 
ferred to Camp Greene, North Carolina. He left for 
overseas service in May, 1918. He was a member of 
Co. I, of the S8th Infantry, 4th Division. He saw 
active service in the Argonnc-Meuse drive and was 
killed in action on October 5, 1918 near Verdun. 



10. Frank H. Sczvciel Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sczygiel 

Frank H. Sczygiel entered service April 2, 1918 and 
was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. He left, for over- 
seas service on May 3D, 1918, and was assigned to Co. 
M, 137th Infantry, 35th Division. He 'was gassed 
during an attack on September 29, 1918, in France. 



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1. Clarence Miller Maplewood 



Son of Mr, and Mrs. Kristen Mille 
Clarence Miller entered the service Febru 



24th, 
later 



1918 and went to Camp Dodge, Iowa, 
transferred to Camp Upton, New York. He was 
sent overseas in the spring and was soon sent to the 
front lines. He took part in a campaign of hard fight- 
ing during July and August and was killed on the 
battlefield of France on August 19, 1918. He was 
a member of Company K, 131st Regiment, Infantry. 



2. WiLHELM K. ScHMiTT . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. William Schmitt 

Wilhelm K. Schmitt entered the service on Sep- 
tember 22nd, 1917 and went to Camp Dodge, Iowa 
and was later transferred to Camp Pike, Arkansas. 
He was a member of Co. D, 34Bth Regiment. He 
died on January 2. 1918 at Camp Pike, Arkansas. 



3. Arthur Shockley 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shotkley 



Vergas 



Arthur Shockley entered the service on September 
21, 1918 and went to Camp Cody, N. M. He was a 
member of Co. I, 388th Regiment, Infantry. He died 
on November 11, 1918 at Deming, New Mexico. 



John P. Gappa Effington 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Gappa 

John P. Gappa entered the service July 22nd, 1918 
tid went ov- 
ber of Com- 



and went to Camp Wadsworth, S. 
erseas September, 1918. He was a 
pany B, 3rd Artillery Park. He died 
19th, 1918 in France. 



Octobe 



Andrew Wenino . 

Son of Mr 



Fergus Falls 



id Mrs. John 



Andrew Wenino entered the service on July 24th, 
1917 in Battery E, 2nd Minnesota Field Artillery. 
He died on November 18th. 1918 at Minneapolis, 
Minn. 



Edward J. Whalen 



Son of Mrs. Whalen-Emrick 

Edward J. Whalen entered the service March 17, 
1918 and went to Camp Dodge, la.; was later trans- 
ferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. and went overseas dur- 
ing September, 1918. He was a member of Co. E, 
168th Infantry. Was in active service on the battle- 
front for eight months. He was killed in action on 
July 26, 1918. somewhere in France. 



Emil Thedor Dunham . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dunham 



He 



il Thedor Dunham entered the sei 

her 5th, 1918 and went to Camp Grant, Illinois 
was a member of Co. 43, 163rd Depot Brigade 
died on October 18, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn 



Ishmael B. Allen Maine 

Ishmael B. Allen entered the service in August, 1917 
and went to Fort Snelling and later went to Camp 
Cody, N. M. He was a member of Co. L, 135th 
Infantry. He died on March 12, 1918 at Camp Cody, 

New Mexico. 



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1. Reinhold Emanuel Dahlgren . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. John Dahlgren 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Leaven- 
worth, Kansas; transferred to Long Island. Over- 
seas June 15. 1918. Member of Motor Corps, Co. 
E, 411th Reg. 

2. Julian E. Quam .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andreiv O. Quam 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Overseas May 22, 1918. Member of Motor 
Corps, Co. 45, Reg. 20. Mustered out June 9, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



11. Ralph Russell Young . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johi 
Entered service April, 1917, at Fori 
ferred to Camp Cody and to Camp Di 
Ocl ■ ---- -- - 



Fergus Falls 



1918. 



Membe 



of the 141s 



12. Reidar J. Hafstad .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hafstad 
Entered service April, 1917, at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M., and to Camp Dix, 
N. J. Member of Signal Corps. Aboard ship, but 
recalled when armistice was signed. Mustered out 
December 26, 1918. 



3. Ole Quam Fergus Falls 

Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Quam 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Boston, Mass. 
Merchant Marine. Overseas. Discharged from ser- 
vice January, 1919, at Tampa, Fla. 



13. John I. Oyen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Oyen 
Entered service June 1918; went to Camp Grant; 
transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas Septem- 
ber 8, 1918. Member of Co. D, 353rd Inf. 



4. Edwin 0. Harris Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Harris 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
July 2, 1918. Member of 302nd Inf. Band. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 



14. Herbert Marium Hord . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hord 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Norfolk, Va.; 



5. William Burton Knapp . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William if. Knapp 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 



Barracks, transferred to Kelly 
San Antonio, Texas. Promoted 
Corps. Mustered out February 
Dodge. 



■Id No. 1. 
Corporal. Medical 
9, 1919 at Camp 



6. Frederick Ronald Lein . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lein 
Entered service August, 1917, at Fort Snelling: trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody. Member o 
Mustered out of service February 8, 1918 



135th In 



15. Charles Harry Hord . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs: Charles Hord 
Entered service Sept' 



mber, I9I7; went to < 
ed to Camp Pike, Ark., 
omoted to 2nd Lieutenar 



1918 at Camp Dix. N. J. 

16. Edwin H. Truhn .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Truhn 

Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes; 



7. John Harold Lein .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lein 

Entered service April, 1917, at Fort Snelling; trans- 

d to Camp Merritt. N. J. 

Member of Co. M, 133th 



ferred to Camp Cody 
Overseas June 23. 1918. 
Reg. 



3. Reuben E. Araskoc . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels O. Araskog 
Entered service April, 1918: went to Jefferson Bar- 



racks; transferred to Wash 

Camp Merritt, N. J. Overse 

ber of Co. F. 314th Reg. Took pa 

St. Mihicl and Meuse-Argonne. 



15, 1918. Me 



9. Eldon Hahn Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Hahn 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks; transferred to Leavenworth, Kansas, and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 11, 1918. Mem- 
ber of the Signal Corps. 



17. Erwin W. Truhn .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Truhn 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes; . 
transferred to the U. S. S. Missouri; transferred to 
the U. S. S. North Dakota. 1st Class Fireman on the 
North Dakota. Overseas January, 1919. 

18. Joseph Moritz Grolimund . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. Moritz Grolimund 





En: 

U. 
out 


tered service June, 

asferred to the battl 

S. S. Kentucky. 

January 1, 1919. 


1917; 
leship 
18 m 


Ke 


nmcky. 
hs' crui 


Norfolk. Va.; 
1st Musician, 
se. Mustered 


19. 


Lloyd 


Streeter 








Fergus Falls 








Son of Mr. a 


'nd M 


rs. 


Mat Sl 


reeter 




En 


tered 


service April. 


1917, 


at 


Fort S: 


nelling; trans- 



Camp Cody, and to Camp Merritt. N. J. 

June, 1918. Corporal. Co. E, 58th Inf. 

Took part in the Chateau Thierry and 



10. Wesley D. Kaulum . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Kaulum 
Entered service April, 1917, at Fort Snellini;; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody and to Camp Dix. Promoted 
to Corporal. Overseas October 12, 1918. Member of 
Co. A. I35th Inf. 



20. John Jacob Siecert 



Fergus Falls 



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1. Joseph Andreas Kowalsky . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Kowalsky 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Racine. 
Wis.; transferred to Camp Shelby. Member of the 
129th Ordnance Depot Co. Mustered out of service 
March 21, 1919, at Camp Shelby. 

2. Robert Anton Kowalsky . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .iugust Kowalsky 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Racine. Wis 



Fergus 


Falls 


Stein 




ip Wadswo 


rth. 


t Co. F. 


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isferred to Camp Sheridan. Member of Co. 

25th Reg. Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
service, Feb. 1919, at Camp Sheridan. 



11. Ferdinand Ed Stein 

Son oj Mr. and Mr. 
Entered service July, 1918; v 
Overseas September, 1918. 



12. Herman C. W. Haarstick . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Oeclisle 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis: 
transferred to Camp Kearny. Overseas. Member of 
Co. L, 306th Inf. Has seen active service on the 



Iron 



13. James Francis La Plante 



Ferg 



3. James Claud Wayman . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wayman 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Naval Air 
Station at Pensaccla, Fla. Member of Co. 39. 6th 
Squadron, Q. M. 1st Cl.iss. 

4. Palmer Tommerdahl . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tommerdahl 
Entered service April. 1918; went to Mare Island 
Cal.; transferred to Quantico, Va. Member of the 
182nd, 1.5th Reg. Sharpshooters. 



5. Ralph W. Adams . . . 

.Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur 
Entered service October, 1917, al 
transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas, and to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of Co. E, 15th Amm. Train, Ordnance 
Detachment. Promoted to Corporal. Mustered out 
February 6, 1919. 

6. Albert Balken Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Balken 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 



7. Alfred M. Loktu .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Loktu, 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp at Washington, D. C. 
Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. C, 42nd Engrs. 
Corps. 

8. George Alton Barsness . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Barsness Knutson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 



9. Samuel H. Wilcox .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Witlard Wilcox 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Totten, N. Y., and to 
Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Overseas October, 1918. Mem- 
ber of the 7th Ami Air-Craft, Co. H. Qts. & Supp. 
Mustered out February, 1919. 



10. Rudolph Halvorson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Halvorson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Travis. Texas. Overseas 
June, 1918. Member of Co. A, 357th Inf. Took part 
in the Argonne Forest battle. Wounded. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. La Plante 
Entered service June, 1916, at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Llano Grande, 'and to Camp Wilson. 
Promoted to Sergeant, Co. L, 39th Inf. Overseas 
October, 1918. Served with the Army of Occupation. 



14. Lester Hamilton Drake . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Drake 
Entered service May, 1917, at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Dcvens, Mass. Promoted to Sergeant. 
Member of Co. I, 36th Inf. 





15. Hiram Irie Slatten . . . Fergus Falls 


Fergus Falls 


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Slatten 




Entered service September. 1918. Member of the 




S. A. T. C. Minneapolis. Co. -I, Reg. 1. 



16. William A. Nelson 

Son of Mr C 



Fergus Falls 



17. Johnny Nelson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Torger Nelson 

1918; went to Camp Lewis, 



Entered service M; 
Wash.; transferred 
August, I9I8. Met 



Co. L, 158th Inf. Sav 



18. WrEti-AM Lester Gray . . Fergus F 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Gray 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wadsworth ; 
transferred to Fort Benj. Harrison. Member of Co. 
F, 120th Reg. Engrs. Mustered out at Fort Benj. 
Harrison, December 19, 1918. 



19. David Lightfoot . 

Son of Mr. and Mi 
Enteret 
transfei 
pot Br 



. Fergi 

lohn Lightfoot 

service May, 1918; went to Toronto. 

d to Camp Niagara. Member of the Is 

1st Central Ontario Reg. C. E. F. 

at Camp Niagara, Ont., September 26, 



. Fergus Falls 

■e U. Kemmer 

1917; went to Jefferson 



20. JuDSON U. Kemmer 

Son of Mrs. Al 
Entered service December 
Barracks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Caswell. N. C 
and to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 28, 1918 
1st Class Private, member of Battery B, 2nd Bat 
talion. Trench Artillery. Graduated from Officers 
Training Camp at France. December 31, 1918. Mus 
tcred out of service April 28, 1919. 



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Carl A. Haulberg . . . 


. Fergus Falls 


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Carl Melvin Hanson . 


Fergus Falls 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 


Haulberg 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. 


Hanson 




Ki 




Entered service August, 1918; went 


to Camp Grant, 




Entered service March, 1918; went 


Camp Grant, 




lli 




111. Member of Co. 3, Inf. Muste 


red out January 




III., and transferred to Ft. Myer, Va 


Overseas July 








1. 1919. at Camp Grant. 






13, 1918. Corporal, Co. F, 1st Gas Reg. Saw active 
service at Verdun. Mustered out February 19, 1919. 




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2. 


Victor A. Haulberg . 


. Fergus Falls 










1 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 
Entered service October. 1918; went 


Haulbers 

to Camo Wads- 


12 


Paul A. Olsen . . . 


Fergus Falls 




11 




wortb, S. C. Member of Co. A, 6th Anti-Air Craft 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton 


Olsen 




1 




Machine Gun Bn. Mustered out 


an. 1, 1919. at 




Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 




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3. 


Camp Grant. 

GUSTAVE COxMSTOCK . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 


. Fergus Falls 

Comstock 




111.; transferred to Camp Upton. N 
September 7. 1918. Member of Co. 
86th Div. Saw active service oh the 


. Y. Overseas 
H, 342nd Inf., 


1 






Entered service July, 1918; went 


o Camp Grant; 


13 


Erwin Peter Long . . 


Fergus Falls 






transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. 


Member of Co. 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 


Long 




li 




19, 3rd Reg. Machine Gun Bn. M 


jstered out Feb- 








J 




ruary 1, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 






Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp H;ll, N. Y. 




>J 










Overseas September, 1918. Member 


of Co. A. 3rd 




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4. 


Leonard James Clark . 


. Fergus Falls 




Corps, Artillery. Saw active service 


on the western 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clark 














Entered service April, 1917 at Ft. S 


neiling; went to 










V 




Camp Cody, transferred to Camp 


Dix. Overseas 


14 


Coleman Martell Slatten 


. Fergus Falls 




rli 




October 24. 1918. Corporal. Co. G, 


114th Inf. Mus- 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hernia 






11 




tered out of service May 24, 1919, 


at Camp Grant, 




Slatten 








Illinois. 






Entered service July, 1918: went t 
worth S. C; transferred to Ca.np Hi 
seas September 17, 1918. Member 


o Camp Wads- 
1, N. Y. Over- 
of Co. A, 3rd 




il 


5. 


Harold William Clark . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willia 


. Fergus Falls 

m Clark 




Corps Artillery. 






l| 




Entered service April, 1917 at Ft. S 
Camp Cody; transferred to Camp Di 


nelling; went to 
X. Overseas Oc- 


15 


Melvin Charles Eveland 


Fergus Falls 








tober. 1918. Member of Co. H, 3 


5th Inf. Served 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eveland 




1 




with the Army of Occupation. 






Entered service September, 1918; 
Grant, III. Medical Corps. Assisting 
tal, Camp Grant, 111. 


went to Camp 
at Base Hospi- 






6. 


Anton Berg 


. Fergus Falls 










4 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ant 


n Berg 










1 




Entered service May, 1918; went 


to Camp Lewis, 


16 


Julius Hansen .... 


. Fergus Falls 




1 




Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearn 


y, and to Camp 




Brother of Adolph Han 


en 




,1) 




Mills, N. Y. Overseas August. 1918 
I, 158th Inf. 


. Corporal, Co. 




Entered service July, 1918; went t 


Camp Wads- 














worth, S. C. Overseas August, 1918. Member of 














Co. A, 3rd Corps Artillery. 






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1 


7. 


Edwin P. Sjolie . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peder 


. Fergus Falls 

0. Siolie 










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1 




Entered service February, 1918; went to Jefferson 
Barracks. Mo. Transferred to Langley Field. Cor- 


17 


Clarence H. Renfjord . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. 


. Fergus Falls 

Renfjord 




1 




poral, 505 .A.ero Squadron. Mustered 
1919, at Camp Dodge. 


out January 25, 




Entered service June. 1918; went to 
racks. Mo. Transferred. Oversea 
Member of Co. 318, Q. M. C. 


Jefferson Bar- 
s July, 1918. 




i 


8. 


Oscar Leonard Tommerdahl 


. Fergus Falls 










1 
1 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Tommerdahl 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 


18 


Melvin J. Renfjord . . 


. Fergus Falls 








Wash. Transferred to Camp Kearny and Camp 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. John C 


Renfjord 




>.{ 




Mills. Overseas August 8. 1918. 


Member of Co. 




Entered service June, 1918: went t 


Puget Sound 




1 




K, 322nd Inf., 81st Div. Saw activ 
western front. 


e service on the 




Navy Yard, Wash. Seaman. 






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9. 


Frank Albert Kowalski . 


. Fergus Falls 


19 


William Fred Mjelde . 


Fergus Falls 




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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert 


Kowalski 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J 


Mjelde 




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Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson 




Entered service July, 1918; went 


to Dunwoody; 




III 




Barracks, Mo. Transferred to Camp Mcrritt. Over- 




transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla 


, and to New 




*\ 




seas September. I9I8. Member o 


f Co. E, 308th 




York. Overseas October. 1918. Corporal Co. 344, 




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Motor Supply Train. 






F. R. Squadron, Q. M. C. 








10. Benjamin W. Bounder . 


. Fergus Falls 


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Clarence Holland . . 


. Fergus Falls 




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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto 


Bolinder 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. 


Holland 




fil 




Entered service April, 1918; went 


to Camp Dodge. 




Entered the service June. 1916; 


went to Camp 




1 




Overseas July, 1918. Member of Co. B. 338th M. 




Greene. Transferred. Overseas Dec 


ember 24, 1917. 




1 
1 

fil 




G. B. Saw active service on the v 


estern front. 




Sergeant Co. L, 164th Inf. 




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1. Eric W. Boen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. M. G. Boen 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
Overseas December. 1917. Co. A, 161st Inf. 
Wounded at Chateau Tliierry and in the battle of 
Argonne Forest, 

2. Erwin Robert Boen . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. M. G. Boen 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Station; transferred 
U. S. S. Virginia. 
Convoy and transporl 



3. Walter George Burgdorf 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Burgdorf 
Entered service July, 1918, at Minneapolis; went 
the Great Lakes Station; transferred to Gunne 
Mate School, and to Torpedo Station. Gunne 
Mate. Mustered out February 5, 1919, at Newpo 



George A. Faunce .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Faunce 
Entered service July, 1918 at St. Paul: transferred 



Dec 



Ur Service Mechanics School, 
Mechanic. Mustered out of s 
;mber 21, 1918. 



5. Eugene Criss Beimer . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Beimer 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Over- 
seas July 30, 1918. Member of Hdqtrs. Det. 33rd 
Engrs. 

6. Edward M. Sand .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. G. Sand 

Entered service December, 1917; went to Ft. Wright 

Wash.; transferred to Kelly Field. Texas; and to 

Morrison, Va. Member of the 626th Aero Squad- 



11. Melvin a. Boen .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Julia Boen 
Entered service April. 1917, at Minneapolis; went 
to Great Lakes Station; transferred to U. S. S. 
Minnesota and to U. S. S. Virginia, transporting 
troops. 1st Class Yeoman. Mustered out of service 
July 31, 1919 at Minneapolis, Minn. 

12. John C. Christenson . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Clirislenson 
Entered service December, 1917, at Minneapolis; 
went to Great Lakes Station; transferred to New 
York. With the Admiral Guard. 

13. Peter Peterson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4. Peterson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. ; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Over- 
a, Hdqtrs. Co.. 332 



seas September 16, 1918. Mu 

F. A. Mustered out of service February 

at Camp Grant. 



1919, 



14. Gust AVE Johnson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .iugusC Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis., and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Member of Battery F, 332nd 
Field Artillery. Overseas September 17. 1918. Mus- 
tered out February, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

15. Alfred Samuel Renfjord . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Renfjord 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh, 
Pa.; transferred to Garden City, N. Y. Overseas 
July 31, 1918. Member of the 314th Aero Squad- 
ron. Mustered out December 27, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

16. Merrill Gardner Reed . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Clara Gillander 
Entered service at Ft. Snelling, April 1917; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Overseas October, 



1918. Membe 



34th Di- 



7. Richard W. Evans . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Evans 
Entered service at Ft. Snelling, April, 1917; trans- 
ferred to Ft. Leavenworth and to Camp Dodge, la. 
Overseas August, 1918. 1st Lieut., Co. D, 313th 
Engrs., 88th Div. In charge of the 88th divisional 
area, installing light and generators. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Haute-Alsace sector from October 6th 
to November 11. 1918. 



8. Henry A. Solberg .... Fergus Falls 

.Son of ■ Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Solberg 
Entered service at Great Lakes Sta. June, 1917; 
transferred to Philadelphia. Seaman, U. S. S. 
Aphrodite. 

9. Francis Solberg Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Solberg 
Entered service July, 1917, at Minneapolis; trans- 
ferred to Great Lakes Station, and to the U. S. S. 



10. Rudolph Boen .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Julia Boen 
Entered service September. 1917; went lo Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August, 1918. Corporal, Sup- 
ply Co., 352nd Inf. 



17. Martin P. Christenson . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cliristenson 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C; transferred to Camp Hempstead, N. Y. Ov- 
erseas December 26, 1917. Member of 162nd Field 
Hospital. 116th Sanitary Train. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. Mustered out of service May 
22. 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 

18. Glenn Orville Oyen . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Oyen 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Transferred to Camp Custer. Mich, 
and to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas July 19, 1918. 
Member of Co. A. 5.5th Engrs. Mustered out of ser- 
vice July 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 

19. GusTAV William Swenson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Swenson 
Entered service June. 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C. and to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas December, 
1918. Saw active service at the western front. Wag- 
oner of the 162nd Field Hospital. Served with 
the .\rmy of Occupation. 

20. Ferdinand Krause .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krause 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Member of Co. I, 388th Int. Mustered out 
of service December, 1918, at Camp Dodge, la. 



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. Fergus Falls 

Schwalen 



1. Otto B. Schwalen . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, CaL. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 1, 1918. Member of 
Band, Headquarters Co. 158th Inf. 

2. Paul F. Oehlschlager . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Oehlschlager 
Entered service April 18, 1908: went to Hampton 
Roads and was transferred to Flagship Connecticut; 
cruised around the world with the American Fleet. 
Tranferred to Army in 1910. Re-enlisted and saw 
one year of service on Mexican border. Discharged 
in 1918 and drafted. Transferred to Co. A, 316th 
Engrs. Overseas July 15, 1918. Wounded in battle 
of St. MihieL Mustered out at Camp Merritt, N. J. 

3. Carl 0. Vetleson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. V. Torgerson 
Entered service February, 1918: went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred from Camp Logan to Camp Upton, 
N. Y. Overseas May 22. 1918. Corporal, Co. K, 



tered out of se 

4. Roy Hubert Bertelsen . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, O. Bertelsen 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Kelly Field, 
Texas; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas May 25, 1918. Corporal. 88th Aero Squadron. 
Saw active service on the Toul, Chateau Thierry, 
Champagne-Mame, Aisne, Fismes sectors, St. Mihiel, 
Verdun and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 

5. Lawrence Pickett .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Johnson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred from Camp Upton, N. Y. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 22, 1918. Sergeant, Co. 
M, 357th Inf. Took part in the St. Mihiel and Ar- 
gonne Forest drive. Wounded in the battle of Ar- 
gonne Forest. Honorably discharged from the U. S. 
A. General Hospital at Chicago, April 5, 1919. 

6. Fred Reinhold Bennett . . Fergus Falls 

Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Banks to Fort An- 
drews. Overseas July 29, 1918. Wagoner, Battery E, 
71st Art., C. A. C. Transferred to convoy, hauling 
loads by tractors from seaports to the front. Mus- 
tered out March 10, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

7. Charles Leroy Gamber . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gamber 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Mare Island, 
CaL; transferred from Quantico, Va. to Fort Crock- 
ett, Texas. Overseas August 19, 1918. Marine, 16th 
Co. 5th Reg. Saw active service in the battle of Ar- 
gonne Forest. Served with Army of Occupation. 

8. Howard Isaacson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August A. Isaacson 
Entered service December. 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas. 
1st Class Sergeant, Squadron E. Air Service. 

9. Claud Rodger Elliott . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elliott 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Pitt, 
Pa.; transferred from Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla. 
to Jesup, Ga. 1st Class Sergeant, Hdqts. Motor Co. 
No. 30. Mustered out of service April 9, 1919 at 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 



10. Ale Leon Bergerud . 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. t 
Entered service June, 1918: v 
Navy Yards, Wash.; transferred 
combe. 2nd Class Yeoman. 
March, 1919, on board the U. 



Fergus Falls 

Bergerud 



; U. S. Edge- 
Edgecombe. 



IL Royal Martin Cook . . . Fergui 

Son of Mrs. Tena M. Cook 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Le 
Wash. Overseas July, 1918. Member of Battery 
348th Field Artillery, 91st Division. Mustered 
of service at Fort Russell, Wyoming, April 20, 1' 



. Fergus Falls 

C. B. Kidder 
h, 1917; went to Jersey City on 



12. WiLLARD Kidder 

Son of Mr. and M 

inspection duty; transferred to the U. S. S. S 
marine Chaser 101. Overseas May 18, 1918. Ma- 
chinist Mate, Sub-Chaser U. S. Navy. Saw active 
service patroling the English Channel. Released from 
service September 15, 1919 at Minneapolis. 



13. Oscar George Baglo . 

Entered servi 



Fergus Falls 

I of Mrs. Anna Baglo 
March. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo., transferred from Fort Banks to Fort An- 
drews. Overseas July 31, 1918. Member of Co. E, 
71st Heavy Coast Artillery, C. A. C. Mustered out 
of service March 14, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

14. Herman Holmgren .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. J. F. Holmgren 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
September 8, I9I8. Member of Co. L, 310th Inf. 



at Verdun, October 25, 



the Verdu 






Wounded 



15. Paul G. Anderson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson 

Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Funs- 

n, Kansas. Overseas June, 1918. Sgt. Major, Co. 



Over; 
340. Machine Gun Batta 
3f Occupation. 



■ith the Ar 



16. Berton E. Gale .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Gale 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Puget Sound 



Navy Yards 
tercd out o 
Navv Yard. 



1918; 

in reserve- 2nd Class. Mu 
arch 4, 1919 at Puget Sound 



17. Bernard Arthur Gale . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Gale 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant. Illinois. Member of Co. 43. 161st Depot Bri- 
gade, Inf. Mustered out of service December 6, 
1918 at Camp Grant, 111. 

18. Clarence G. Gale . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Gale 
Entered service June. 1918: went to Camp Grant, 111.; 
transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis., to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 17, 1918. Member 
of Supply Co. 86th Div. Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 

19. Osmund Oftelie .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Torkel Oftelie 
Entered service October, 1918. at the University of 
of Co. 5, 2nd Reg. S. A. T. C. 



Mustered 



3f servii 



December 13, 



20. Cameron B. Glorvigen . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph C. Glorvigen 



December 1917. Ser- 
Ficld Artillery, 2nd 
y of Occupation. 



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1. Arthur Nichols Barnard . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Barnard 
Entered service June, 1918. at the University of 
Minnesota; transferred from Camp Sherman to Camp 
Mills. N. y. Overseas August, 1918. Corporal, Co. 
A. 1st Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division. Served 
• with the Army of Occupation. 

2. Neil Willard Barnard . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Barnard 
Entered service June, 1917 at St. Paul; transferred 
from Camp Cody, New Mexico to Camp Dix. New 
Jersey. Wagoner, 135th Field Hospital Corps. 109th 
San. Train, 34th Division. Injured in an accident 
September 18, and transferred to Base Hospital at 
Camp Dix. Mustered out of service December 19, 
1918. 

3. Lloyd Christian Hansen . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hansen 
Entered service April, 1917 at Fort Snelling ; trans- 
Cody, New Mexico. Overseas June 



1918. Member of Co, D, Headquar 

4. Gerald Eojhond Simpson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Si 
Entered service May, 1917 at Fort S 
ferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Overt 
1918. 1st Sergeant. Co. C. 352nd In 
service on the western front. 



Div 



Fergus Falls 



5. Lester K. Kirk 

Son of Mr. and M, 



Fergus Falls 

Paul H. Kirk 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Hum- 
phreys, Va.; transferred from Camp Polk. N. C. to 
Fort Barrancas. Florida. Sergeant, 472nd Engineers. 
Mustered out of service February 5, 1919. at Camp 
Sheridan. Alabama. 

6. Herbert Soderquist . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. Harold A. Soderquisc 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Alfred Vail. Overseas December 8, 1917. Member 
of Co. E, 412 Tel. Battalion, U. S. Signal Corps. 
Saw active service on the western front. Mustered 
out of service April 2, 1919, at Camp Grant. 111. 

7. Joseph William Vogel . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Emily Radtke Vogel 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
Illinois. Entered Cooks' and Bakers' School, Adju- 
■ ■ " " Department. Promoted to 1st Class 



Sergeant. Mustered 
Cainp Grant. 



April 9, 1919, 



8. Arthur Stortroen 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul .4. Star 
Entered service 



Fergus Falls 



ch, 1918; went to Jefferson Ba 
racks, Missouri ; transferred from Fort Banks, Mas 
to Fort Andrews, Mass. Overseas July 31, 1911 
Member of Battery E, 71st Reg., Coast Artillcr' 
Mustered out of service March 8, 1919, at Can. 
Grant, Illinois. 



9. NoBEL Stortroen 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Stortroen 
Entered service October I9I8. Member of S. A. T. 
C. of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Mustered out 
of service December 11, 1918, at Decorah, Iowa. 



10. Arthur Gunderson 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
Entered service February, 
Barracks, Missouri; 
homa. Member of 
Field Artillery. 



. Fergus Falls 

went to Jefferson 

sferred to Fort Sill, Okla- 

School of Tires, 



IL Jeff Thomas Olsen . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. J. S. Olsen 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Camp Harrison. 
Montana; transferred from Camp Greene. N. C. to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. and to Camp Merritt. N. J. 
Overseas December, 1917. 2nd Lieut., 163rd Co., 
41st Div.. Inf. Saw active service on the Toul sector. 



12. Victor M. Olsen 

Son of Mrs 
Entered service October, 

nber of Headq 



Fergus Falls 



C. .Mustered 



of ; 



the University of 

rs Co., S. A. T. 

December, 1918, at Min- 



13. Henry J. Stavaas . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stavaas 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 11, 1918. Cor- 
poral, Co. G, 118th Inf. Mustered out of service 
April 10, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

14. Olav J. Aunan .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Aunan 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, Illinois. Member of the llltb Ordnance 
Corps. Mustered out of service March 27. 1919. at 
Camp Grant. 

1.5. George A. LaPlante . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arsene LaPlante 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Georgia. Member of the 15th Prov., Recruit 
Co., Engineering Replacement Troops. Mustered out 
of service December 24, 1918, at Camp Dodge. 

16. Ira Claud Edwards . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Henry Edwards 
Entered service September. 1917 at Fort Snelling; 
went to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; transferred to 
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Kelly Field, Texas, and to 
the A. G. S. D. Houston, Texas. Sergeant. Medi- 
cal Detachment, Aviation. 1st Aid at Kelly Field. 
Texas. Mustered out of service February 3. 1919, 
at Houston, Texas. 

17. Harry Gates Lincoln . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lincoln 
Entered service June, 1917 at Fort Snelling; went 
to Camp Cody, New Mexico; transferred to Camp 
Dix, New Jersey. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, at Of- 
ficers' Training School, Camp Cody. Overseas Sep- 
tember 1918. 2nd Lieut. Supply Co. 134th Inf. 

18. Orphie E. Saxhaug . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Saxhaug 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody In- 
stitute. Training Detachment, Sergeant Co. A, 
Instructor in building construction. Mustered out 
of service December 17, 1918, at Dunwoody. 

19. Adolph W. Plachte . - . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Martha Plachte 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Grant. 111. Over- 
seas September 9 



>, 1918. Member of Medical De- 
gineers. Mustered out of service 
July 10, 1919, at Camp Grant, 111. 

20. Alfred Melvin Sversvold . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Sversvold 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Humphreys. Over- 
seas October 8, 1918. Member of Co. C, 72nd En- 
gineering. Was ready for active service when at- 



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1. William R. Johnson 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, August Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to the University 
of Minnesota, Tr. Det. No. 2; transferred to Camp 
Humpiireys. Virginia. Sergeant, Motor Transport Co. 
' ■ March 29, 1919 

2. Donald Underwood Gray . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank H. Gray 
Entered service May. 1917; went to Paris Island, S. 
C. Corporal, Co. E, Marine Corps. 

3. Franklin Hill Gray . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, Frank H, Gray 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Norfolk, Virginia; 
transferred to the U. S. S. Nebraska. Later trans- 
ferred to the Marine Training Camp, Quantico, Vir- 
ginia. Overseas May, 1918. Corporal, 47th Co. 5th 
Reg. Marine Corps. Saw active service at Soissons, 
St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 

4. Clinton F. Grinager . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. K, Grinager 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Flager, Wash, 
to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Corporal, Battery F, 26th 
Coast Artillery. Mustered out of service January 4, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Paul A. Grinager .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. H. K. Grinager 

t to Camp Forrest, 
Replac 



Falls 11. Alfred D. Peterson . 



of 



1919 



6. Dr. Harold E. Niebels . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, J. Niebels 
Entered service August, 1917. Commissioned 1st 



7. Dr. Theodore N. Kittelson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs, N, Kittelson 
Entered the Medical Corps at Minneapolis, Septem- 



Offic 



8. Harold M. Windsor 

Son of Mr, 
Entered service J 



. Fergus Falls 

d Mrs. Walter B. Windsor 
e, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Camp Humphreys, Va. 
to Camp McElroy. Overseas September 1, 1918. 
Member of Co. F, 28th Engineers. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Meuse-Argonne Front. Mustered out of 
service June 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. Iowa. 

9. Louis Arthur Vore . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Mary Vore 
Entered service July, 1918 at Dunwoody Institute, 
Minneapolis; transferred to the Air Service Mechan- 
ics School. Member of Co. I, 3rd Reg. 872nd Aero 
Squadron. Mustered out of service December 23. 

1918 at the Air Service Mechanics School. 

10. Arthur Peterson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas August 28, 1918. Corporal, Co. A, 3rd Corps, 
Artillery Park. Mustered out of service August 4, 

1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Petersc 
Entered service March, 1917 at Fort Snellini 
ferred from Camp Cody, N. M. to Camp 
^ ' 12, 1918. Sergeant, 

out of service Febr 



J. Overseas Octobe 
135th Inf. Mustered 
1919 at Camp Dodge, 



ry 12, 



12. Charles Edward Nelson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Amund Nelson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Arkansas 
to Camp Dix, New Jersey. Overseas August 20, 
1918. Corporal, Headquarters Co. 348th Inf. Mus- 
tercd out of service March 19, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Leo H. Broeker .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, H, J, Broeker 
Entered service June, 1918; at St. Paul; went to 
Camp Custer. Mich.; transferred to Camp Sherman, 



Ohio. Transferred from Machine Gun 
ical Detachment, 40th Reg. Mustered 
vice February 22, 1919 at Camp Sherm 



Med- 



14. Thomas 0. Moen .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and .Mrs. Nels T. Moen 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Banks, Mass. and to 
Fort Andrews, Mass. Overseas July 31, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery E. 71st Reg. C. A. C. Mustered out 
of service March 10, 1919, at Camp Grant, 111. 

15. MiLFORD Allen Moen . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels T. Moen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Seattle Training 
Station. Transferred from Seaman 2nd Class to 2nd 
Class Cook. Commissary. Mustered out of service 
January 3, 1919, at Charleston, S. C. 

16. Neal B. Moen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels T. Moen 
Entered service June. 1917, at Portland, Oregon; 
went to Goat Island, Cal.; transferred to Mare Is- 
land, Cal., and to the Armed Guard, New York. 
Overseas. Promoted from Seaman 2nd Class to 
Quartermaster. Mustered out of service March 25, 
1919, at Great Lakes. 

17. Benoni J. Stavos .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Stavos 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. 
Overseas May 11. 1918. Member of Co. E. 119th 
Inf. Saw active service at Mt. Kemmel, Belgium 
and at Cambrai and St. Quentin, France. Wounded 
September 29th at St. Quentin. Mustered out of ser- 
vice May 12, 1919, from the U. S. General Hos- 
pital, Fort Snelling. 



18. Lloyd L. Smith . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 



Fergus Falls 

Smith 



St, I9I8; went to Syracuse. 
N. v.; transferred to Fort Porter, N. Y. Attached 
to Medical Corps. 

19. Ward W. Smith .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs W. R. Smith 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Syracuse, N. 
Y.; transferred from Fort Jay, N. Y. to East Nor- 
folk, Mass. Attached to Medical Corps. 

20. Ralph Victor Sherping . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, Olaf Th. Sherping 
Entered service September. 1918; went to Dun- 
woody Institute, Minneapolis. Sergeant, Co. A, 
Dunwoody Reg.. Aviation. Mustered out of service 
December 18, 1918, at Dunwoody. 






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1. John Francis Gilloley . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gilloley 

Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 

Wash. ; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 



2. Jesse L. Nelson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Nelson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
wcrth, S. C. Overseas September 6, 1918. Member 
of Co. D, Anti Air-Craft. Machine Gun Battalion. 
Mustered out of service January 25, 1919, at Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. 

3. Mahlon 0. Nelson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Nelson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
Iowa. Sergeant, Headquarters Co., Inf. Mustered 
out of service March 21, 1919, at Camp Dodge. Re- 
enlisted as field clerk at Camp Dodge. 

4. Earl Leroy Nelson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Nelson 
Entered service April, 1917 at Fort Snelling; tran 
ferred from Camp Cody, New Mexico to Camp Me 
ritt, N. J. Overseas June 30. 1918. Member of C 
E, 58th Inf. Wounded August 5, 1918. at Chates 
Thierry. Returned to service as guard at coi 
valcscent camp, and assisted in Red Cross entertaii 
ment. Mustered out of service April 9, 1919. 

5. Ben E. Benson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Benson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
acks. Mo.; transferred from Boston Harbor to For- 
tress Monroe; transferred later to Boston Harbor. 
Overseas September 23, 1918. Member of Co. 44, 
Battery A, Artillery C. A. C. Mustered out of ser- 
vice February 20, 1919, at Fort Dodge, Iowa. 



6. Glenn C. Nichols . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
September, 1917 






Fergus Falls 

Nichols 
ent to Camp 
nsferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
ip Dix. N. J. Overseas August 26, 1918. Ser- 
it, Co. C, 312th Field Signal Battalion, 87th Div, 
tered out of service April 9, 1919, Camp Dodge. 



7. Fred C. Muchow . 

Son of Mr. and M 



. Fergus Falls 

Henry Muchow 
Entered service May. 1917 at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred from Camp Cody, N. M. to Camp Merritt, 
N. J. Overseas July 20. 1918. Member of Co. E, 
135th Inf. Saw active service on the western front. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 

8. Anton I. Nelson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Nelson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Kelley Field, Texas, 
and to twelve other aviation fields. 1st Class Ser- 
geant- Co. 505. Aviation. Mustered out of service at 
Camp Dodge, Iowa, April 1, 1919. 

9. Henry Sletto Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. 0. Sletto 
Entered service February, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks. Mo.; transferred to Camp Stephen Little, 
Ariz., and to the Presidio of San Francisco. Cor- 
poral Co. I, 63rd Infantry. 

10. Harold Childe Featherstone Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. Featherstone 
Entered service November, 1917, in the S. A. T. 
C, of the University of Minnesota. Mustered out 
of service December 19, 1918, at Minneapolis. 



11. Haldor Stavaas .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stavaas 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la,; transferred to Camp Sevier, S, C, and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y, Overseas May 11, 1918, Member of 
Co, G, 118th Inf, Wounded at St, Quentin, France. 
October 8, 1918, Mustered out of service April 10, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



12. Frank E. Wilcox . 

Son of Rev. and Mrs. C. 
Entered service February 1918; w< 



Fergus Falls 

Wilcox 
Camp Dodge, 

la.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas 
April 24. 1918. Member of Co. E, 139th Inf, Saw 
active service. Wounded in the Meuse-.\rgonne of- 
fensive September 29, 1918, Mustered out of ser- 
vice May 2, 1919, at Camp Grant, 111, 

13. Ralph Edward Daugherty . Fergus Falls 

Brother of Everett Daugherty 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark, to 
Camp Hancock. Ga. 2nd Lieutenant, Co. C. 41st 
Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of service 
January 29, 1919, at Camp Custer, Mich, 

14. Arthur J. Pfefferle . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Margaret Pfefferle 
Entered service November, 1918; went to Fort Sam 
Houston, Texas; transferred to New York City. 
Sergeant, Service Park Unit No. 499. 

15. Martin O. Stavaas . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stavaas 
Entered service October, 1918, in the S. A. T. C. 
of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Mustered out of 
service December 12, 1918 at Decorah. 

16. Arlington B. Horton . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. JT. H or Ion 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June, 1918. Member of Co. 
1. 360th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active service. Wound- 
ed September 12, 1918, in the St. Mihiel offensive. 

17. Frank J. Horton .... Fergus Falls 

Son of .Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Horton 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from Kelly Field, Texas 
to Camp Merritt, N, J. Overseas July 8, 1918, Mem- 
ber of 152nd Aero Squadron, Aviation. Saw active 
service on the Toul sector. Mustered out of service 
May 28, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

18. Melvin B. Sundquist . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Sundquist 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 



Camp Custer, Mich. 
Co. B, 55th Engineers.. Overseas, 
months of service in France. Mustered 
Camp Grant. Ill, 



vice July 22, 1919 

19. Max Drechsel F 

Son of Mrs. Minnie Drechsel 

September, 1918; went to Camp 



Falls 



Entered S( 

Grant, III.; transferred to Camp McAr 
Member of Depot Brigade. Mustered c 
vice December 24, 1918, at Camp Dodg 



20. Frederick Henry Drechsel . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Minnie Drechsel 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Ov- 
erseas May 2, 1918. Member of Battery D, 306th 
Field Artillery, 77th Div. Saw active service at Ar- 
gonne Forest, Grand Pre. Sedan and in the taking 
of the Sedan-Mczzieres railway. Mustered out of 
service May 18, 1919, at Camp Dodge. la. 






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1. Halvor Oftelie Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Torkel Oftelie 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Overseas August 11. 1918. Corporal, Head- 
quarters Co. 350th Inf. Saw active service on the 
Alsace sector. Mustered out of service June 6, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

2. Elmer S. Halvorson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Halvorson 

Entered service November, 1917; went to Fort George 

Wright, Wash,; transferred to Camp Meade, Md., 

Annapolis. Md., Laurel. Md. Overseas April 13, 

Me ■ ■ - - - - - 



11. Herman A. Nelson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Nelson 

September. 1918, in the S. A. T. C. 
A. Mustered out of service December 



Entered service 
Member of Co 
16, 1918 at J 






Fergus Falls 



1918. 

23rd Engineers. 



f 3rd 


Batlalio 


n. Headquarters Co. 


±0. PKAINK. V. IVIUU 


3aw ac 




ice as dispatch rider 




e St. 


MihieL 


Argonne-Meuse and 


Entered service Febr 


slered 


out of 


crvice June 20, 1919 


la.; transferred to 
ritt, N. 4. and to C 



at Camp Dodge. 

3. Harry Magny Halvorson . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Halvorson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to Camp 
Taylor, Ky. 2nd Lieutenant, 352nd Field Artillery. 
Mustered out of service December 12, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

4. Cecil E. Julian .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Julian 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Cody. N. M. Over- 
seas June, 1918. Member of Co. I, 39th Inf. Saw 
active service in the Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and 
Argonne Forest offensives. Wounded October 1. at 
Verdun. Mustered out of service January 28, 1919 



5. Selvin Onstad Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Onstad 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Mare Island, 
Cal.; transferred to Marine Camp, Galveston, Texas. 
Member of Co. 154, 9th Reg. Marines. Mustered 
out of service March 7, 1919 at Galveston. 

6. Victor Onstad Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Onstad 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Mare Island, 
Cal. ; transferred from Galveston, Texas to Bayama, 
Cuba. Member of Co. 72, 7th Marines. 

7. Harry A. Bender .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bender 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Sherman, 
Ohio. Overseas September 3, 1918. Member of Co. 
H 361st Inf., 91st Div. Saw active service on the 
St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse and Scheldt, Belgium 
sectors. Mustered out of service April 29, 1919. 

8. Re.x Hezzlewood Kitts . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Kitts 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Fort Totten. N. 
Y.; transferred to Ft. Monroe, Va. 2nd Lieutenant, 
service December 



9. Enock Lindblom .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Clara Lindblom 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member of 
Co. A, 35l3t Inf., 88th Div. Saw active service on 
the Alsace sector. Mustered out of service June 6, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Alfred John Nelson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Nelson 

Entered service March. 1918; went to Kelly Field, 

Texas; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 

1918. Member of the 13th Aero Squad- 

ition. Wounded July 19. 1918 at Toul. 

Mustered out of service January 16, 1919 



May 20, 

ron. Aviation. Wo 
France. Mustered ( 
at Camp Grant, 111. 



12. William 0. Johnson . 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Peter Johnson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. Sergeant. Camp Adjutant Detachment. 
Mustered out of service May 16, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

13. Frank V. Moore .... Fergus Falls 

d Mrs. L. S. Moore 
I, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
ip Logan, Texas, Camp Mer- 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas May 
24. 1918, Member of Co. I, 132 Inf. 33rd Div. Served 
four months in the trenches and on the Argonne 
Forest sector. Gassed October 19 in the battle of 
Argonne Forest. Mustered out of service February 
21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Herbert Elmer Anderson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Anuerson 
Entered service June, 19)8; went to the Naval Train- 
ing Station at Seattle, Wash,; transferred to Hamp- 
ton Roads, Va. Seaman 2nd Class, Signalman. Mus- 
tered out of service February 19, 1919 at Norfolk, 
Va. 

15. Arve Paul Marquard Dahlen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dahlen 
Entered service January, 1918, at Dunwoody Naval 
Station; transferred to the U. S. Naval Exper- 
imental Station. Coppersmith 1st Class. 

16. Wendell B. Gjerset . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4. Gjerset 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo,; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas, St. 
Paul, Camp Pike, Ark. 1st C. Private, Mechanic 
Department Aviation. Mustered out of service Mav, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



17. Kenneth 0. Gjerset 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Entered service August, 1918 



. Fergus Falls 

to Indianapolis, 
Ind. Training Detachment No. 2; transferred to 
Camp Grant, 111. Sergeant, 1st Co. 2nd Bn. 3rd 
Pit. I. C. O. T. S. Mustered out of service Nov- 
ember 26, 1918 at Camp Grant. 

18. Edward Charles Moulton . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas A. Moulton 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Yerba Buena, San 
Francisco; transferred to the U. S. S. Oregon. U. 
S. S. Gwen. S. P. 131, Submarine Chaser 309. the 
U. S. Ozette, Seattle, Wash, and to the Great Lakes. 
Q. M. 3rd Class, Overseas to China via Alaska. Re- 
leased from service April 18, 1919 at Great Lakes. 



19. William Bayne Palmer . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pal, 
Entered service September, 1917; went 



Fergus Falls 



■ansferred from Camp Greene, N. C. U 
Is, N. Y. Overseas November 1917. Mem 
.. D, 1st Div. Saw active service on th. 
tdidier. Cantigny sectors and in the Soisson: 
luly 18th. 



20. Calvin Harrison Lambert . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin L 
April, 1918; went to P: 



Fergus Falls 



Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh 
versity; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
July 6, 1918. Member of the 216th Aero Squadron, 
Aviation. Mustered out of service December 20, 
1918 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



llJ 



nTTE:n tail coumt^y^ 







^^- .^dtf lT/A^ the: VJ^OJ^I^D WAlt f^^^^^. 



1. Dewey Bernard Miller . . Fergus Falls 

Son ot Mr. and Mrs. John B. Miller 



11. Ole Christopher Vollum 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chri 



Fergus Falls 

Vollum 



Entered service October, 1918, at the University of 
Minnesota. Member of the S. A. T. C. Co. 6, Reg. 
1 Inf. Mustered out of service December 17, 1918. 

Werner Lutz Fergus Falls 




Entered service April 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training station, transferred to U. S. Rec. Ship Bos- 
ton and to U. S. S. Utowana. Overseas November 
3. 1917. Promoted from seaman to captain of the 
hold. 


Entered service July. 1918, at Minneapolis; trans- 
ferred to Great Lakes Training Station and to Navy 
Yard, N. Y. Yeoman U. S. S. Scranton. Overseas 
September 30. 1918. Promoted to Chief Petty Officer 


12 


Oleen S. Olson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. an4 Mrs. Oliver Olson 
Entered service June 1918; went to the University of 



3. Lewis Kornelius Oksness . Fergu 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Syvert Oksness 



4. Paul A. Levorsen . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. 
Entered service June 1916 at For 
ferred to Llano Grande. Texas. ; 
Minnesota, for guard duty, trar 
Can 



Fergus Falls 



aferred to Camp Funston and to 
Mechanic, Co. F. 20th Reg. 
of service February 26. 1919 at 



13. Theodore Arnold Strommen . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Strommen 
Entered service April 1917; went to Brooklyn Navy 
Yard, N. Y. Overseas. 1st Class Electrician. 



14. Frank William Rosencren . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Josephine Nygaard 
Entered service May 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
Texas, and to Camp 



Me 



i ; transferred to McArthu 
itt, N. J. Div. Headquarters, Co. 34, offii 
Surgeon. Overseas Au 



of 



5. Harold Solem Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Solem 
Entered service June 1918; went to Camp Grant, III. 
Overseas September 15, 1918. Member of the 343rd 
Inf. Co. A. Mustered out of service at Camp Dodge. 
January 11, 1919. 



15. Theo. Frank Thomas . 

Son of Mrs. Mary A. Tho 
Entered service October 1918: went to 
of Minnesota. Member of the S. A. 
2nd Reg. Inf. Mustered out of ser 
17. 1918 at Minneapolis. 



Fergus Falls 



Fergus Falls 



6. George W. Sherman . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sherman 
Entered service at Fort Snelling, April 1917; went to 
Camp Cody, N. M., transferred to Camp Dix N. J. 
Overseas September 13, 1918. Corporal. Co. I, 
135th Inf. Transferred to 83rd Div. at Le Mans, 
France. Mustered out of the service February 12, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Walter Hilding Hoving . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hoving 
Entered service July 1917 at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M., and to Camp Dix, N. 
J. Overseas October, 1918. Corporal, 1st Minne- 
sota, 135th Inf. 



8. George E. Hoving .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hoving 
Entered service December 1917 at St. Paul, trans- 
ferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas June 1918. 
Member of Co. E, 33rd Engrs. 

9. John E. Hoving Jr. . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hoving 
Entered service October 1918 at the University of 
Minnesota. Member of Co. 1, 2nd Reg. Engrs. Mus- 
tered out of service December, 1918 at Minneapolis. 



16. Robert Earl Thomas . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Mary A. Thomas 
Entered semice October 1918; went to the Univer- 
ity of Minnesota. Member of the S. A. T. C. Co. 3. 
1st Reg. Inf. Mustered out of service December 
16, 1918 at Minneapolis. 

17. Charles Dahling .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Dahling 

August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 



racks, Mo. 

Camp Merritt, N. J. 

P. E. S. Hdqts. 



Camp McArthu 
eas September, 1918. 



18. Arthur Dahling .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr and Mrs. Nels Dahling 
Entered service February 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to the American University, Wash. 
D. C. Overseas May 1918. Wagoner, 49th Co. 20th 

19. George Hugo Wellbrock . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wellbrock 
Entered service October 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 15, 2nd Bn. Engineer Re- 
placement Troops. Mustered out of service Decem- 
ber 25, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



10. Ira Raymond Lambert . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lambert 
Entered service February 1918 at St. Paul; went to 
Grcenleaf, Ga. Overseas March, 1918. 1st Class Pvt. 
Medical Dept. 3rd Div. Hqtrs. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 



20. Fredrick H. Schoeninc . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schoening 
Entered service October 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. ; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member 
of Co. D, 387th Reg. M. G. Bn. Mustered out of 
service December 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 






^^^^^"^ A CiTTlZn TAn. COUNTY ii. ^.s^..s=j| 




IN- THK V^OI^L.D Vi^Jin 



Fergus Falls 



Fergus Falls 



1. Alfred C. Weiby . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. CU 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Hampton Roads, 
Va. to the U. S. S. Nancemond. Rate. Pharmacist's 
Mate 1st Class. Hospital Corps. Served on Trans- 
ports. Released from service July 16. 1919. at Min- 
neapolis. 

2. Henry Arnold Weiby 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clen 
Entered service August 15. 1918 at the University 
of Minnesota. Member of Co. 2, 2nd Reg. Bat- 
talion B. Signal Corps. Mustered out of service 
December 14, 1918. 

3. George Wilfred Brien . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brien 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Adams, R. 1. Over- 
seas July. 1918. Member of Headquarters Co.. 66th 
Reg. Coast Artillerv. 1st Army. Mustered out of 
service March 25, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 

4. Dr. John A. Freeborn . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeborn 
Entered service June, 1917, at Minneapolis; trans- 
ferred to the Base Hospital, Camp Custer, Michigan. 
Captain. Medical Reserve Corps. Mustered out of 
service February 12, 1918. at Camp Custer. 

5. Weldon E. Penticoff . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Penticoff 
Entered service June. 1917. at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody. N. M. Overseas October 13, 
1918. Sergeant, Co. A, Headquarters Battalion, 
Army Service Corps. Mustered out of service July 
30, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa. 

6. Frank C. Barnes .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barnes 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 8, 1918. 1st Sergeant, 
Headquarters and Co. F, 349lh Inf., 88th Div. Mus- 
tered out of service June 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

7. George B. Wright .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. Charles D. Wright 
Entered service September 23, 1902. At the time 



the United States 


en 


tered the war he 


was 


serv 


ng 


as Navigat 


or and 


Exe 


cutive of the U. S 


S. 


Den 






St coas 


n 


Mexico. During 


the 


war 


he 


served on 


the U 


S. 


S. San Diego, th 


e U 


S. 


S 


Pittsburgh 


and on 


the 


South Atlantic Sta 




nd 




promoted 


o Com 


man 


dcr. July 1, 1918. 


On 


Feb 


rn- 


ary 16, 1918 he 


wa 


s attached to the 


Bu 


eau 


ol 


Ordnance. 


Navy Dep- 


. (Torpedo Division.) 







8. Murray Scott Wright . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. Charles D. Wright 
Entered service April, 1916, at Winnipeg, Canada; 
transferred to Toronto, Ontario; Aldershot, Nova 
Scotia and to Otter Pool. Kent, England. Member 
of Co. B, 6th Platoon, Royal Canadian Regiment. 
Wounded, December 26, 1916 at Nouvelle St. Vast, 
France, and honorably discharged from service Jan- 
uary 1, 1918, at Ottawa, Canada. 

9. John Lewis Townley, Jr. . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Townley 
Entered service May. 1917, at Fort Snellirig; trans- 
ferred from Camp Dodge, la. to Logan, Cody and 
Travis. Overseas June, 1918. 1st Lieut. Co. G. 
360th Inf.. 90lh Div. Saw active service on the St. 
Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse sectors and in the Army 
of Occupation. Mustered out of service June 28, 
1919, at Camp Dodge. 

10. A. Irving Leversen . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mts. L. A. Leversen 
Entered service February 1, 1918; went to Camp 
Meade, Md. Overseas June 30, 1918. Sergeant, Co. 
C, 27th Engineers. Saw active service in the Aisne- 
Mame and Argonnc offensives. Transferred from 
the Army Candidate School to the Army Engineers 
School, France December 10, 1918. Appointed Bn. 
Sergcant-Major December 20, 1918. Mustered out of 
service April 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 



11. James P. Woodhall . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Woodhall 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Sevier, S. C. to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas May, 1918. Member 
of Headquarters Co., 119th Inf., 30th Div., the "Old 
Hickory" Division that broke the Hindenburg line 
October 21. Mustered out of service April 20, 1919, 
at Camp Dodge. 

12. John A. Herman . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Herman 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Brooklyn Navy 
Yards; transferred from the U. S. S. Frederick to 
Pelham Bay Park, N. Y. Electrician. 1st Class. 
Made seven trips overseas on the U. S. S. Frederick. 



1.3. Albert Herman 



Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Herman 
Entere"a service November, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas, 
Madison Barracks, N. Y., U. S. School of Aerial 
Photography. Eastman Kodak Co.. Rochester. N. Y. 
and to Chanute Field, 111. Corporal, Aerial Photo- 



No. 36, Ai 



rged 



Ch£ 



eld, March 24, 1919. 



Fergus Falls 



14. George W. Sickafoose . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Sickafoose 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to New Orleans, La. 
the U. S. S. Bridgeport, Charleston, S. C. and to 
the Submarine Chaser No. 298. Rate, Petty Of- 
ficer. Saw active service on the Destroyer, U. S. S. 
Dyer on a trip from Norfolk, Va. to Marseilles, 
France. Released from service April 19, 1919, at 
Norfolk. Va. 

15. George A. F. Berg . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole H. Berg 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Sherman. Ohio to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas May 8, 1918. Member of 
Co. C, 319th Field Signal Battalion, Signal Corps. 
Saw active service on the St. Mihiel, Argonne- 
Meuse and Toul sectors. Mustered out of service 
June 10, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

16. Walter J. Berg .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole H. Berg 
Entered service May, 1918; went" to Camp Meade, 
Md.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
August 25, 1918. Member of Co. C, 69th Engineers. 
Saw active service in the Transportation branch. 
Mustered out of service July 26, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

17. Henry J. Hucelen . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hugelen 
Entered service June ' 24. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 28, 1918. Promoted to 
Corporal at Stony, Castle, England. Member of Co. 
A. 351st Inf. Mu.stered out of service April 27, 
1919, at Camp Mills, N. Y. 

18. Gustaf Adolph Wilson . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas 
June 13, 1918. Member of Co. B, 345th M. G. Bn. 
Saw active service on the St. Mihiel and Meuse- 
Argonne sectors. Mustered out of service June 16. 
1919, at Camp Dodge. 

19. Albert E. Wessberg . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Wessberg 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
Illinois. Member of the 4th Ordnance Art. Supply 
Co. Mustered out of service April 29, 1919. 

20. Oscar I. Olson . . 

Son of Mrs. J. Anderson 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Fort Sncllin 
transferred to Camp Dodge. Iowa, Camp Upto 
iMcw York. Overseas August. 1918. Member of C 
C, 349th Inf., 88th Div. Promoted to Top Sergear 
Saw active service on the Alsace-Haute sector. Mi) 
tered out of service June 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge 



Dane Prairie 



|3=s=r.-i=^! 3'XQZ:Z^^ Tj\IL COUhJTY^ 




IM TT-JK yy^on^jLD v^A^a. 



1 


David Leonard Carlson 


. . . Fergus Falls 


il 


. Jacob Alsaker . . 


. . Fersus Falls 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel F. Carlson 




Brother of Mr. M. Alsaker 






Entered service June, 1918; w 


nt to Camp Grant, 




Entered service June, 1918; v 


vent to Camp Lewis; 






111.; transferred to Camp Mill 


s. N. Y. Overseas 




transferred to Camp Kearny, 


Cal. Overseas August 






September 15, 1918. Member c 


f the 343 Inf., Co. 




1918. Wounded October 30. 


Member of Co. G, 






A, 86th Div. 






111th Inf., 28th Div. Mustered out of service May! 












1919 at Fort Russell, Wyo. 






2 


Owen Alvin Alm . 


. Fergus Falls 












Son of Mr. and Mrs 


Die Aim 


12 


. Gilbert Leonard Lien 


. . Fergus Falls 






Entered service July, 1918; wen 


t to Boston, Mass.; 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


Ole J. Lien 






transferred to training ship U. 


S. S. Gov. Dingley, 




Entered service June 1918; w 


ent to Camp Dodge, 
F. A. Overseas Au- 






and to Transport S. S. Subrosa 






la. Member of Co. B, 339th 












gust 23, 1918. Mustered out 


February 5, 1919 at 




3 


Henry R. Brandt . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


. . Fergus Falls 

G. Brandt 




Camp Dodge. 










Entered the service December 1917; at the University 


13 


Arnold Eugene Lien 


. . Fergus Falls 








of Minnesota; transferred to Ft. 


Sheridan, 111.; and 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


Ole J. Lien 




f 




to the University of Minnesota. 


Promoted to Ser- 












geant, of Medical Corps. Mus 


ered out December 




Entered service June, 1918; v 


ent to Camp Dodge, 


'i' 




15, 1918. 






la; transferred to Camp Mills. 


N. Y. Overseas Au- 


1 










gust, 1918. Member of Hdqtrs. Co., 352nd Inf. 




4. 


Jess D. Harry Fergus Falls 

Son 0/ Mr. and Mrs. John Harrv 


14 


Henry William Lien . 


. . Fergus Falls 












Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


Ole J. Lien 






Entered service June, 1916; went to Ft. Snelling; 
transferred to Llano Grande, Tex. and to Camp 
Wilson. Tex. Promoted to Sergeant. Co. I. 135th 




Entered service April, 1917, a 


Ft. Snelling: trans- 








ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. 
N. J. Overseas April 1, 1918 


ind to Camp Merritt, 






Inf. Overseas October 13, 1918. 


Cook with the A 




Member of Co. A. 


■ 




E. F. Mustered out February 
Dodge. 


12, 1919, at Camp 




126th Inf., 32nd Div. Woun 
Served in the Army of Occup 


ded August 1, 1918. 
ation. 






5. 


Roy L. Harry . . . 


. Fergus Falls 


15 


Henry W. Grace . . 


. Fergus Falls 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harry 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


August Grage 








Entered service at Ft. Snelling 


June, 1916; went 




Entered service May, 1917; wer 


t to Key West. Fla.; 








to Camp Llano Grande, Tex.; t 


ransferred to Camp 
ral. Co. I, 135 Inf. 




transferred to Camp Joseph E. J 


ohnslon and to Georg- 








Wilson, Tex. Promoted to Corp 




ia School of Technology. Pr 


jmoted to 2nd Lieu- 








Mustered out March 5, 1919 at 


Camp Cody, N. M. 




tenant. 








6. 


Carl Johan Brandt . 


. Fergus Falls 


16 


August E. Grace . . 


. Fergus Falls 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


G. Brandt 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. 


August Grage 








Entered service May, 1918; went 


to Pittsburgh. Pa.: 




Entered service July, 1918; w 


ent to Camp Wads- 








transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 




worth ; transferred to Camp 


Hill, Va. Overseas 








10, 1918. Member of Co. A, 323rd Reg.. 81st Div. 




August 27, 1918. Member of C 
Saw active service on the we 


0. A. Field Artillery. 








Saw active service on the wester 


n front. Served in 




tern front. 








the Army of Occupation. 




17 


Casper Olaves Bjore 


Aastatl. 






7. 


Otto Lee Bercerud . 


. Fergus Falls 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Die K. Bjore 








Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bergernd 




Entered service February, 1918, 


went to Camp Dodge, 








Entered service February, 1918 


; went to Camp 
Mills, N. Y Ov- 




la. ; transferred to Camp Pike 


Ark. Promoted to 








Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp 




Reg. Sgt. Maj. 2nd Co., 5th Bn 


Inf., Officers' Train- 








erseas August, 1918. Member o 
F. A. Mustered out January 


f Battery A, 337th 
31, 1919, at Camp 




ing School, Camp Pike. Mu 
29. 1918 at Camp Pike. 


tered out November 








Dodge. 




18 


Carl Erick Engquist 


. . . . Buse 






8. 


Clarence Olmstead 


. Fergus Falls 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. P 


M. Engquist 








Son oj Mrs. Emma Olmstead 




Entered service October, 1918; 


went to Camp Cody, 








Entered service September, 1917: went to Camp 




N. M. Member of Co. I, 388th 


Inf. Honorably dis- 








Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp 


Pike, Ark., and to 




charged November 9, 1918. 










Camp Dix, New Jersey. Corporal 


Co. E, 312th Reg. 












9. 


78th Div. Overseas August, 1918. 

Lewis L. Olmstead .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Emma Olmstead 


19 


Oscar Sander . . 


. . A„r,fr,I 




1 


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Halvor B. Sander 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny. Cal.. and to 






Entered service June 1918, at 


the University of 




Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Au 


gust 20, 1918. Mem- 








Minnesota; transferred to Camp 


Custer, Mich, and 




ber of Co. H, 128th Inf. Sa 












er of 40th Co. U. 




the western front. Served in 


the Army of Occu- 








S. Inf. Mustered out of service 


February 14, 1919 




pation. 










at Camp Sherman. 




















20. 


Alfred Bernard Thompson . Dane. Prni.rie. 






10 


Knute Leander Kieland 


. Fergus Falls 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. 


B. Thompson 








Son nf Mr. and Mrs. C. 


K. Khland 




Entered sen-ice May, 1918; w 


■nt to rin,n fe is 








Inlr,,,! .runr \|.ril. lOIS, wri 
II.!.- M.i liin^lVn,.! 1., C, 


(,. J,lT<rson Bar- 
,|, \l,,rilt. N. J. 
S„|,|,l,. Field Ar- 




Wash.; transferred to Camp h 
Camp Mills, N. Y. 0vors,-as A, 
ber of Co. H, 128ih Inf. Saw 


,;„-, ■'< I'M;: \l,.,„- 




I 




til|.r>. >,n,.,l i„ ll„. An,,, „f 






western front. Served in the 






[ 



IK THE XJ^ORL^D T^:^4^J^^^^.,:^^,! 



nl 



1. Robert S. Moe Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Paul Moe 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh, 
Pa.; transferred to Aviation Field No. 2, Long 
Island. Member of 173rd Aero Squadron. Over- 
seas June 29, 1919. Stationed at Flying school in 
France. Mustered out of service March 22, 1919, 
at Camp Dodge. 

2. Phillip J. Moe Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Paul Moe 
Entered service September, I9I7; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant at St. 
Aignon, France. Member of Inter-Allied Competi- 
tion. D'Auvours Rifle Range, LeMans, France. Over- 
seas August 15. 1917. Mustered out of service 
July 7, 1919, at Camp Dix, N. J. 

3. Frank A. Malstrom . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Louise Malstrom 

Entered service April, 1917. Member of Battery 

A. 67th Artillery. C. A. C. Overseas March 20, 

1918. Mustered out at Camp Dodge. 



4. George Malstrom 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mrs. Louise Malstrom 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Llano Grande, 
Texas; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M., and to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas. Member of 136th Ma- 
chine Gun Battalion. Saw active service on the 
Western Front. Mustered out of service May 18, 
1919, at Camp Mills, N. Y. 

5. Lewis A. Malstrom . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Louise Malstrom 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas September 16. 1918. Cor- 
poral. Co. A, 3rd Corps Artillery. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out of 
service August 4, 1919. 

6. Alvin S. Johnson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Johnson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 
and Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 7. 1918. 
Member of Railroad Transportation Corps, Co. 5, 
14th Grand Division. Mustered out of service Aug- 
ust 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

7. Julius Chester Danielson . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Danielson 



Albert Johnson .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 111. 
Member of Supply Train 311, 86th Div. Mustered 
out of service July 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 



John 


Rasmussen . . 




Dane 


Prairie 


Son of 
Entered service J 
111,; transferred t 
September, 1918. 
ment Black Hawk 
February, 1919, at 


Mrs. Peter Rasmu 
ne, 1918; went t 
o Camp Mills, N 
Corporal, member 
Div. Mustered 
Camp Grant, 111. 


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of 311th 

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10. Leonard R. Newman . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Newman 
Entered service September, I9I7; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Gordon. Ga. and 
to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. C, 327th Infantry. Saw active service 
on the Tout, Nancy and Verdun Fronts. Was 
wounded August 17, 1918. on the Nancy Front. Mus- 
tered out of service March 30, I9I9 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Walter Willard Newman . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Newman 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Camp Douglas, 
Wis.; transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas, and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas February 19, 1918. 
Sergeant, Co. L, I28th Inf., 32nd Div. Mustered 
out of service May 19, 1919, at Camp Grant, III. 

12. Bernhard Martin Tvedt . . . Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tvedt 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas. Member of A. P. 911, A. 
E. F. 

13. George Davidson Buse 

Son of Mr. and Mrs E. M Davidson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody In- 
stitute; transferred to Overland School, taking a 
general electric course. Member of Co. C, Marines. 
Mustered out of service December 21. 1918, at the 
Overland School. 



14. Robert Victor Hotchkiss 



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Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hotchkiss 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N, M. Member of Co, I. 388th Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 14, 1918, at Camp Dodge. 

15. Ole Velve Buse 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Velve 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas August 16. 1918. Cook, member of Co. H, 352nd 
Inf. Saw active service on the Haute-Alsace front. 
Mustered out of service June 14, 1919 at Camp 



16. Christian M. Halvorson . . . Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Halvorson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Overseas 
August, 1918. Member of Co. L, 306th Inf. Saw 
active service on the Meuse-Argonne front. 

17. Herman Ruthenberc .... Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ruthenberg 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Naval Training Station, transferred to Hampton 
Roads, Va. and to Brooklyn, N, Y. First Class Sea- 
man on the U. S. S. America. 

18. William Ruthenberg .... Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ruthenberg 
Entered service June, 1916; went to Fort Snclling; 
transferred to Camp Llano Grande, Texas; Camp 
Wilson, Camp Cody and to Camp Dix, N. J. Ser- 
geant, member of Co. B, I3Sth Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 19, I9I8 at Camp Dix, N. J. 

19. Edward Martin Lyngholm . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Lyngholm 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. and to Camp 
Upton, N, Y. Overseas May 7, 1918. Member of 
Co. B, 320th Machine Gun Battalion. Saw active 
service on the Toul, St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Ar- 
gonne Fronts. Was wounded October 18, 1918 in the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered out of service 
May 14, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. Claus Johnson Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John .4. Johnson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. and to 
Camp Dodge, la. Member of Machine Gun Battalion. 
Mustered out of service February 6, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



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Oscar L. Stende Aastad 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Slende 
Entered service May 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Camp Johnston. Fla. and 
to Newport News, Va. Overseas June 30, 1918. 
Clerk at Quartermaster Hqtrs. 


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William Anthony McDonell Fergus Falls 

Son. of .Mrs. E. McDonell 
Entered service March, 1917 at Ft. Snelling, trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. and to Camp Merritt. N. 
J. Overseas June. 1918. Sergeant, Co. A, 135th 


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EiN.\R Stende Aastad 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. Anders 0. Stende 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Dodse; 
transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas June, 
1918. Member of Co. C, 3«th M. G. Bn. Served 
in Germany. 


12 


Charles B. Achen Western 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs. IP'. C. Achen 
Entered service March, 1918, at Minneapolis, trans- 
ferred to Great Lakes and to Philadelphia Navy 
Yards. Promoted to M. M. 2nd Class. 


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Glend 0. Melaas Aastad 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Melaas 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant; transferred to Camp Mc Arthur. Member of 
Co. M, 3rd Inf. Replacement Battalion. 


13 


Victor A. Sundberg . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Sundberg 
Entered the service April, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la. Transferred to Long Island. Overseas 
June 13, 1918. Member of Co. H, 360th Inf. Saw 
active service at St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 






4. 


Herman F. Bodeen Onvell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bodeen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
lacks. Mo.; transferred to Ft. Totten, N. Y. ; and 
to Eustis Va. Member of Co. 229. 115th Bn. Over- 
seas October 21, 1918. Mustered out of service July 
30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 


14 


Emil August Borchardt . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Borchardt 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August 13, 1918. Member of the 158th Inf.. Ma- 
chine Gun Co. Served in the Army of Occupation. 






5. 


Henry 0. Screen Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sorb'en 


15 


Oscar Engebretson Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arne Engebretson 








Entered service September, 1917: went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark, Over- 
seas July. 1918. Member of Co. L, 23rd Inf. Saw 
active service at the western front. Served in Ger- 
many. 


16 


Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas August, 1918. 313th Engineers. 

Albert Orlay Steinbach . . . Orwell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinbach 






6. 


Otto Boeder Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Boeder 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Cook and Baker. Mustered out at Camp Grant. 


17 


Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. Member of Co. C, No. 1 Development. 
Mustered out at Camp Dodge, December 1, 1918, 

Henry F. Peterson Buse 






7. 


Frederick Nels Pedersen .... Orwell 

Brother of Henry Pedersen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant; 
transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas Sep- 
tember, 1918. Member of Co. I, 317th Inf. 


18 


Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Gordon. Ga. Member 
of the 17th Bn., Co. D, U. S. Guard. Mustered 
out Jan. 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Oscar G. Ringstad . . . Dane Prairie 






8. 


Philip Henry Aune Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Aune 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. Corporal, 13th Co., 161st Depot Bri- 
gade. 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ringstad 
Enteied service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Greene, S. C. 
and to Camp Merritt, N, J. Overseas April 8, 1918. 
Member of Hdqlrs. Co., Inf. Signal Corps. Wound- 
ed July 16, 1918. 


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Richard Johannes Aune .... Aardal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Aune 
Entered service June. 1917 at Ft. Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody. N, M. and to Camp Hancock. 
Ga. Overseas July, 1918. Motor Mech. Air Service. 
Sergeant, 4th Co. 1st Bn. 


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JoRGEN Helmer Nelson .... Aurdal 

Son of Mrs. Inga Nelson 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and lo 
Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas July 20, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. C, 23rd Inf. 


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. Carl Severson Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Syver Severson 


20 


Harold Christian Hensvik . . Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Hensvik 


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Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. and to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Au- 
gust 28, 1918. Member of Co. A,. Truck Service, 
3rd Corps. 




Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Mem- 
ber of Co. K, 136lh Inf. Discharged on account of 
ill health March 4, 1918. 



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1. Ben Spidahl 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Spidahl 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas April 24, 1918. Member of Co. E. 139th Inf. 
Saw active service at Verdun. St. Mihiel, and at 
Argonne Forest. Wounded October 1, in the Ar- 
gonne drive. Mustered out of service May 2, 1919 
at Camp Grant, 111. 

John Albin Carlson Oscar 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Carlson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Over- 
seas May 10, 1918. Member of Co. G, 118th Inf. 
Wounded October 8, 1918 near St. Quentin. Mus- 
tered out of service April 9, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Gerhard Ludvig Carlson .... Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carlson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pjke, Ark. and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas June 20, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Headquarters Co. 165th Inf.. 42nd Rainbow 
Div. Mustered out of service May 12, 1919 at Camp 

Carl Knackendoffel . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Knackendoffel 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III.; transferred from Fort Snelling to Fort 
Sheridan, 111. 

Albert Knackendoffel . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Adolph Knackendoffel 

May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
sferred from Camp Wadsworth, S. 



July 15, 1918. 
of ser 



5red 



Entered servii 

racks, Ohio ; 

C. to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over 

Member of Co. C, 53rd Inf. Saw 

the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Mus 

vice June 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge 



Martin William Just . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. lust 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
Wis. to 
29, 1918. 



m Camp Rob 
Overseas Septi 
jrs. 3rd Div. 



Carlisle 



William F. Boese 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman G. Boese 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 11, 1918. Member 
of the I21st Machine Gun Battalion, 32nd Div. Saw 
active service in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Mus- 
tered out of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Theodore Palmquist . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Palmquist 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Ga. Member of the 155th Prov. Rcct. Co. En- 
gineers. Mustered oi 
at Camp Dodge. 

Louis Honrud 

Son of Mr. 
Entered service June. 1918; ov 
Member of Co. F, 306th Inf. 
out of service May 22, 1919. 

3. John Alfred Rian Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nets C. Rlan 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
-red 10 El Paso, Texas. Mustered out 
ruary 14, 1919 at El Paso. 



Decembe 



nd Mrs. Ole Honrud 



Oscar 



11. Marvin Hauger Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hauler 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
Overseas December 14, 1917. Member of Co. G, 127lh 
Inf., 32nd Div. Saw active service. Wounded Aug- 
ust 4, 1918 in the Chateau Thierry drive. Mustered 
out of service April 29, 1919 at Fort Russell, Wyo. 

12. Walter A. Dalluge . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dalluge 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Over- 
seas May 16. 1918. Member of Co. H, 132nd Inf. 
Saw active service in the Verdun, Meuse, and Ar- 
gonne Forest drives. Mustered out of service May 
26, 1919 at Camp Dodge, la. 

13. Reinhard Goese .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goese 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
h Inf. Mustered out of 
Camp Dodge. 

14 Henry C. Pergande . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Pergande 



Ent, 



Kansas, 



ed service June, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
, Mo.; transferred to Fort Riley, Kan. Mem- 
of 21st Co. Ambulance Corps, Medical Dept. 
!red out of service March 9, 1918 at Fort Rlley, 



15. John H. E. PERCAr 



. Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Pergande 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Member of Co. I, 388th Machine Gun Bat- 
talion. Mustered out of service December 13, 1918 
at Camp Dodge. 

16. Anton H. Sortlokken . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Sortlokken 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Member of Co. M, 158th Int. 
Overseas August 11, 1918. Mustered out of service 
April 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Arthur August Vollbrecht . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. P. Vollbrecht 
Entered service October, 1918, at the University of 
Minnesota. Member of Co. 5, 2nd Reg. S. A. T. C, 
Signal Corps. Mustered out of service December 
13, 1918 at Minneapolis. 

18. Henry John Kantrud . . . Trondhjem 

Son of Mrs. Knute Pederson 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Hampton Roads, 
Va. to the U. S. S. Utah. Overseas August. 1918. 
Seaman, 1st Class. Mustered out of service Jan- 
uary 21, 1919 at Great Lakes, 111. 



19. GusTAV M. Kantrud . 

Son of Mrs. Knute Pederson 
Entered service ' June, 1918; went to Camp Lew 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Overse 
August 6, 1918. Member of Co. C, 305th Ir 
Mustered out of service April 22, 1919 at Ft. Rl 
sell, Wyo. 



Trondhjem 



n. m. 



20. Charlie Gustave Fenske . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Caroline Fenske 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas. Member 
of Co. 401, Motor Transport. Saw active service on 
the Mexican border. Mustered out of service July 
11, 1919 at Fort Bliss, Texas. 



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1. Martin George Glorvigen . Bane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Glorvigen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Hampton Roads, 
Va. to Bay Ridge, N. Y. 1st Class Seaman, Naval 
Reserve Force. Released from service December 19, 
1918 at Bay Ridge, N. Y. 



2. Anton Millen Torgerson 

Brother oj Mrs. Engebret Engebr 
Entered service July, 1918; went to C 



Aurdal 



imp Wads 
Va. Over 
3rd Corps 



3. Leo Wallnofer Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wallnofer 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport News, Va. 
Overseas September, 1918. Truck driver, Co. E. 
3rd Corps, Artillery Park. Saw active service on the 
Verdun sector in November, 1918. 



4. Bert Huseby 



Dane Prairie 



Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
Michigan, transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member 
of Battery A, 40th Field Artillery. Mustered out of 
service February 7, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Fred R. Schulz .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schulz 

July 1918; went to Camp Wads- 



titered 



1918; 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newpor 
Overseas September 12, 1918. Membe 
3rd Pioneer Infantry. 



Va. 
jf Co. F, 



6. Gustav 0. RoNNiNG . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Ronning 
Entered service in the Merchant Marine, May 28, 
1918, and served in coastwise and transport service. 
Honorably discharged from service April 2. 1919. 

7. Joseph J. Johnson .... Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Johnson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Mills, N Y. Ov- 
erseas July, 1918. Member of Co. C, 53rd Inf. 

8. Nels Peter Larson . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens P. Larson 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wadsworth 
S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A, 
3rd Corps Artillery Park. Saw active service in 
the Argonne drive. Mustered out of service August 
4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Leonard Danielson . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Danielson 
Entered service July, 



Sai 



>rth, S. C; 
i Decembi 



, went to Camp Wads 

sfcrred to Camp Stuart, Va. Ov 

:r, 1918. Member of Co. G, 54th Inf 

•vice in the Verdun drive. Mustcrc. 

July 5, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 



10. WlLHELM L. SiMONSON 



Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Simonson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to Camp 
Dix, N. J. Overseas August, 1918. Wagoner, Supply 
Co. 347th Inf., 87th Div. Mustered out of service 
January 29, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



IL Robert C. Anderson . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. .4. .inderson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Forrest. 
Ga. Member of Co. 13, Engineers, Mustered out of 
service January 6, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. Anton A. Boen Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton E. Boen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
September 21, 1918. Member of Co. A, 318th Inf. 

Mustered out of service June 10, 1919 at Camp 
Grant, 111. 

13. Selmer N. Hovde Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hovde 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Boston, Mass.; 
transferred from the U. S. S. Meade to the U. S. 
S. Governor Dingley. Seaman. Saw active service on 
merchant ships. Released from service February 
3, 1919. 

14. Oscar Adolf Aas Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole C. .4as 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Member of Co. 33. Mustered out of service 
December 12, 1918 at Camp Grant. 

15. Karsten Haugen Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Qlaf Haugen 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Logan, Te.\as. Member of 
Co. 3, Inf. Replacement Training Troops. Mustered 
out of service January 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Harold Adolph Teisberg . . . Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Teisberg 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas. 
Mustered out of service January 10, 1919 at Camp 

17. Albert M. Pederson . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johan Pederson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Currie, CaL and to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas August 10, 1918. Member 
of Co. G, 306th Inf. Saw active service on the Ar- 
gonne sector. Mustered out of service May 15, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

18. Frank R. Steineke Aastad 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steineke, Sr. 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 11, 1918. Member of 
Co. H, 128th Inf. Saw active service on the Verdun 
sector. Mustered out of service April 21, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

19. Theodore Grant Otterness . . Aastad 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Otterness 
Entered service April, 1917; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Commonwealth Pier, 
Boston. Served in European waters twenty-two 

20. Lee Edward Hatch Base 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hatch 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. Nevada. 
Water-tender, Engineers Force, U. S. N. Overseas 
from August 13, 1918 to December 26, 1918. Con- 
voyed the U. S. S. George Washington into Brest 
harbor. Released from service January 25, 1919 
at New York City. 







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1. Helmer Bennett Draxten . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Draxten 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Over- 
seas June 22. 1918. Member of Co. B, 23rd Inf. 
Saw active service on the western front. Served witli 
the Army of Occupation. 

2. Incmar Mentor Draxten . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Draxten 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 



3. Philip Nathanial Draxten . Dane Prairie 

Son of .Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Draxten 

June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



Entered 

111.; transferred from C 

Dorrfield. Corporal Qu 

4. Frank C. Biery 






.... Orivell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Biery 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Mills, N. Y. to Camp 
Merritt. N. J. Overseas December 14, 1917. Member 
of Co. K, 16th Reg., Inf. Saw active service on the 
western front. Wounded. July 20. 1918 at Soissons. 
Mustered out of service June 28, 1919 at Fort Sheri- 
dan, Alabama. 

5. Albert Neubauer Base 

Son of Mrs. August Neubauer 

Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 

Grant, 111. ; transferred from Camp McArthur, Texas 



Inf. 



Camp Dodge 
" ■ " sred 



low 



at Camp Dodge. 

6. Charles Presten Trudell . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Trudell 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas 
of Co. G, 357th Inf. Took 



par 

5, 1918. 



1918. Membe 
n the St. Mif 



Wounded November 



7. Leonard Amos Holdeman .... Base 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Holdeman 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Philadelphia Navy 
Yards to Norfolk, Va. and to the U. S. S. Wiscon- 
sin and the Dcstrover, U. S. S. Biddlc. Fireman, 
2nd Class. 

8. Alfred 0. Anderson Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole A. Anderson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas 
Septemljer 4. 1918. Member of Co. HI. 11th Inf., 
28th Div. Saw active service on the western front. 

9. Oscar Norman Dane Prairie 

Son of Mrs. Val Beds 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas August 21, 1918. Wagoner, Battery 
B. 339th Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered out of 
service February 5, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. William 0. Ronning . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronning 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa; transferred to Camp Pike. Overseas 
March 29. 1918. Mechanic, 3rd Division of Ammuni- 



n Train, 
the Cha 



Thi 



orps, 



11. Christian J. Nissen Onvell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Nissen 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Overseas September 24, 1918. Corporal, Co. F, 
311th Ammunition Train. Mustered out of service 
February 9, 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 

12. Lloyd McKinley Rix .... Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rix 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; tranferred to Fort Bliss, Texas. Member 
of 5th Cavalry. 

13. William Patrick Pettit . . . Orwell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pettit 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburg Un- 
iversity; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Hazel- 
hurst Field. Overseas August 16, 1918. Member of 
Co. 151 Aero Squadron, Aviation Section. Mustered 
out of service March 22, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Hjalmer DoMiNius Shonblom . . Buse 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Renholt Shonblom 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Georgia. Member of the 15th Prov.. Recruit 
Co., 20th Engrs. Mustered out of service January 
11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Peter Sjolie Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Sjolie 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Gordon, Georgia to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas April 25, 1918. Sergeant 
Co. F, 325th Inf. Saw active service on the western 
front. Severely wounded, October 14, in the battle 
of Argonne Forest. Mustered out of service March 
8, 1919 at Camp Lewis, Wash. 

16. NiCKOLAUS Berge Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Swen Berge 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Fort Benjamin 



17. Frans August Pierson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Pii 
Entered service September, 1917; weni 



Onvell 



Dodge, Iowa; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas August 26, 1918. Cor- 
poral, Co. G, 348th Inf. Mustered out of service 
March 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. N. P. M. Ekstrand Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ekstrand 
June, 1918; went to Camp Gr 



Entered se 

transferred from Fort Niaga 

bird, Md. Member of Co. 



Camp Ho 

U. 






of 



Febr 



1, 1919 



at Camp Dodge. 

19. Peder Madsen Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Madsen 

5r, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
Camp Dodge, la. Member of 



Entered service Oct 

N. M.; transferred 

Co. G, 387th Inf. 

her 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



20. Bernard Thompson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Esten Thompson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks. Mo.; transferred to Camp Grant, 111.; Kelly 
Field. Texas; and to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
July 14, 1918. Corporal, 494th Aero Squadron. 
Mustered out of service May 20, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 






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1. Arthur Sundberc Orwell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sundberg 
Entered sen-ice June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 111. 
Overseas September 8, 1918. " - - - 

Inf., 28th Div. Saw activ. 
Thiacourt and St. Mihiel sectors. M 
service May 20, 1919 at Camp Dodg 



2. Benjamin William Spilman . 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. Peter Spilma 
Entered, service May, 1918; went to Fort Lo; 
transferred from Camp Fremont, Cal. to Ca 
N. Y. Member of Co. F, Ammunition Tra 
tered out of service February 12, 1919 
Dodge. 

3. Harry G. Bach 



Orwell 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Bach 
Entered service November 11. 1918 and enroute to 
camp wben the armistice was signed. 

4. Willie Henry Oltman .... Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oilman 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis, Overseas 
September 17, 1918. Member of Co. E, 332nd Field 
Artillery, 83rd Div. Mustered out of service Feb- 
ruary 28, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

5. Elmer Raymond Enderson . . Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4nton Enderson 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Toledo, Ohio, 
on recruiting duty; transferred to Camp Sheridan, 
Ala., Camp Lee, Va. and to Edgewood Arsenal. Ser- 
geant, Co. C, 147th Inf. and Chemical Warfare 



ered 



of : 



Md. 



May 6, 1919 at Camp Meade, 



6. Bernard William Gehrke . . . Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gehrke 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M. Member of Depot Brigade, Casual Detachment. 
Mustered out of service October 14, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

7. Oluf C. Henriksen Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henriksen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 111.; 
transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas August 
8, 1918. Member of Co. I, 55th Inf., 14th Div. Saw 
active service on the Metz and Meuse-Argonne 
fronts. Mustered out of service June 28. 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

8. George Kritzer Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kritzer 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 111.; 
transferred to Camp Mills, N. J. Overseas September 
7, 1918. Member of Co. D, 318th Inf., 80th Div. 
Saw active service in the Argonne-Meuse drive. 
Mustered out of service June 5, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

9. Joseph Kritzer Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kritzer 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Fort Stev- 
ens, Oregon. Overseas March 25, 1918. Member 
of Co. D, 65th Heavy Coast Artillery. Saw active 
service on all .American sectors. Mustered out of 
service March 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Oscar C. Dess Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bess 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas April 28, 1918. Member of Co. 286 
M. P., 143rd Battalion. Saw active service in the 
last drives of the war. Served with the Army of 
Occupation. 



11. William G. Stock Western 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Stock 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III.; transferred from Camp Hancock. Ga. 
to Camp Dodge, la. Member of Co. K, 2nd Group, 
Machine Gun Bn. Mustered out of service March 6, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. LiNNiE Christopher Kastelle . Aastad 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hagen Kastelle 






ae. 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
S. W. G. T., Co. 7, 12th Reg. 
service March 29, 1919 at Great 



13. George Albert Kastelle . . . Aastad 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Hagen Kastelle 
Entered service June, 1918 at the Great Lakes Train- 
ing Station. Sergeant, Co. 7. 12th Reg. Mustered 
out of service August 6, 1919 at Minneapolis. 



14 


Elmer C. H 


4NS0N 






Fergus 


Falls 




Son of 


Mr 


and Mrs. E. 


C. Hanson 






Entered service 
Medical Depart 
Mustered out o 
neapolis. 


No 
f se 


embe 
. M 
rvice 


r, 1918, 
ember o 
Decembe 


n the 
Co. 

14, 


S. A. T. 
3. 2nd R 
1918 at M 


c. 



15. Albert Louis Rust . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. VTilliam Rust 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



1918; 
Co. 3, 126th Inf. Mustered 
service January 6, 1919 at Camp Grant. 



Fergus Falls 



16. Henry William Rust 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rust 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Grant 
III. ; transferred from Camp Humphreys, Va. to Cam] 
Logan, Texas. Corporal, Co. F, 215th Engineers 
Mustered out of service at Camp Logan. M; 



1919. 

17. Helmer Kvern .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Oline Kvern 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Ohio; transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. 
Overseas July 6, 1918. Member of Co. C, 53 Inf., 
6th Div. Saw active service on the Vosgcs sector 
from August 30th to October 11th and was held 
as reserve in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Mus- 
tered out of service June 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Carl Kvern Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Oline Kvern 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member 
of Co. A, 3rd Corps Artillery Park. Saw active ser- 
vice in the Argonne-Meuse offensive from October 
23rd to November 11-th. Mustered out of service 
August 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. William R. Landburc . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Landburg 
Entered service April 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to ' 
September 1, 1918. 



88tl 



np Upto 
Member of Co. C. 
Div. Saw active service. Mustered 
June 15, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



of 



20. Harry Landburc 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E 



. Fergus Falls 

Landburg 
1918; went to Great Lakes 
isfcrred to Philadelphia, Pa. 
June 13. 1918. Saw active 
id Paimbocuf. France. Mus- 
New York, February 28, 1919. 






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Sir 





1. 


Jay Arthur Jacobson Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Jacobson 
Entered service November. 1918 at the University 
of Minnesota. Member of the S. A. T. C. Co. 
3, 1st Reg. Mustered out of service December 16, 
1918. 


11 


Syverin H. Baglien ..... Ozcar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Baglien 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Vancouver. 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Fremont, Cal. and to 
Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas September, 1918. 
Corporal, Co. D. 319th Engrs. 




2. 


Raymond Alfred Molter . . . Carlisle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. MoUer 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Great 
Lakes III.: transferred to Hampton Roads. Va. and 
to U. S. S. Minnesota. Seaman 2nd C. Div. 5. 


12 


Albert Oscar Baglien .... Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Baglien 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 15. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. F, 110th Inf. Saw active service on the 




3. 


Oscar Ferdinand Fjestad . . . Carlisle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fjestad 




western front. ne.ir Metz. 






Entered service May,, 1918; went to Boston, Mass. 


13 


Carl Johan Baglien Oscar 






Se.im.n. Merchant Marine. Cruised along southern 
and South American shores. 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Baglien 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp. Dodge, 




4. 


Helmer Nelson Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Evenson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Tex. Overseas 




la.; transferred to Camp Leavenworth, and to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas November 2, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. E, 422nd Tel. Bn. S. C. Mustered out 
of service February 14, 1919 at Ft. Logan, Col. 






M.:y, 1918. Member of Co. I, A. E. F. Saw active 
service at the western front. 


14 


Carl Lenard Anderson .... Carlisle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson 




5. 


Emil H. Haarstick Carlisle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Haarstick 
Entered service July. 1917; went to Ft. Snelling; 
transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. and to Camp Mer- 
ritt, N. J. Overseas April, 1918. Member of Co. 




Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas August. 1918. Member of Co. A, Truck driv- 
ing. Artillery. Took part in the battle of Argonne 
Forest. Mustered out of service August, 1919. 






E. 125 Inf. Took part in the battle of Chateau 
Thierry and Argonne Forest. Served with the Army 


15 


Carl Millard Evjen ..... Carlisle 






of Occupation. 




Son of Mr. and Mrs, Chris Evjen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Fremont 




6. 


Henry F. Haarstick Carlisle 




Cal.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. and to Camp 
Lee, Va. Member of the 24th Co. 16th Brigade, 
8th Div., M. G. Bn. Mustered out of service Feb- 






Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Haarstick 








Entered service July, 1917 at Fort Snelling; trans- 




ruary 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 






ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. and to Camp Merritt, 










N. J. Overseas July, 1918. Member of Quarter- 
master Corps. 


16 


Charley F. Schiermann . . . Carlisle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schiermann 




7. 


Jacob Ottin Jacobson ..... Oscar 

Son of Mrs. Mary Jacobson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 




Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody 
transferred to Ft. Wingatc, N. M. Corporal, Ord- 






la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
August, 1918. Sergeant, Co. I, 349th Inf. Saw ac- 


17 


Henry H. Schiermann Carlisle 






tive service on the Houte-Alsace sector. Mustered 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schiermann 






out of service June 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 




Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Over- 




8. 


Otto Richard Houg Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oie Houg 
Entered service October 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Member of Co. B, 622nd Reg. Field Signal 




seas May 10, 1918. Member of Co. K, 47th Inf. 
Took part in the battle of Argonne Forest and in 
the Metz drive. Served with the Army of Occupa- 






Corps. Mustered out of service December 13, 1918 


18 


George C. Haldorson .... Oscar 






at Camp Dodge. 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Haldorson 




9. 


Melvin a. Wahlstrom Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Wahlstrom 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 




Entered service September 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. Member of Co. B, School Bn., I. C O 
T. S. Mustered out of service December 9, 1918 at 
Camp Grant, 111. 






Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas June, 1918. Member 


19. 


Hildus B. Haldorson .... Oscar 






of Co. L, 23rd Inf., 2nd Div. Served with the Army 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Haldorson 










Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge." Ambulance 




10 


. William Ludvic F. Schmidt . . Carlisle 




driver. Co. 6. Mustered out of service at Camp 
Dodge. 






Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmidt 








Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 


20. 


Johnnie M. Halbakken . . . Rothsay 






Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August, 1918. Saw 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. her Halbakken 






active service on the Verdun and Argonne fronts. 




Entered service January, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Member of Hospital Corps. 

1 
1 

1 














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1. Sylvan L. Lyksett Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Lyksett 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas September 1, 1918. Sergeant, 
Hdqtrs.. Troops Detachment, 88th Div., Intelligence 
Dept. Saw active service at the western front. 



2. WiLHELM A. BuCHHOLZ .... Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. WUhelm Buchholz 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Ft. Bliss, Texas. Member of 
Co. B, 315th Inf. 



3- Oscar A. Laugen Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Laugen 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Boston. Mass. 
Seaman, Merchant Marine. Mustered out of service 
January 21, 1919 at Boston, Mass. 



4. Efner Jay Leeman Mm 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Leeman 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. ; transferred to Camp Logan. Texas. Mustered 
out of service March 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



5. Clarence R. Fridland .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Fridland 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Paris Island; 
transferred to Marine Barracks, and to Navy Building 
as guard. Member of the 148th Marines. 

6. Harry C. A. Ostrum .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Ostrum 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Boston, Mass. ' 
Merchant Marine. Mustered out of service January 



23, 1919 



Mas 



7. Albert Formo Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Formo 
Entered service April 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas, and to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas July 3, 1918. Member of Bat- 
tery D, 313rd F. A., 90th Div. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 

8. Thomas Charles Fogard .... Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fogard 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Green. S. C. and Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
May, 1918. Truck driver. Co. A, 4th Ammunition 
Train. Served with the Army of Occupation. 



9. Earl Fogard Ma 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Pan Fogard 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Ft. Riley. 
e at Ft. Riley. 



Promoted to Sergeant, Muste 



10 Peter Mobraten Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mobraten 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Boston. Mass.; 
transferred to Steamer Bessie. Rate, Seaman, Mer- 
chant Marine. Mustered out of service December 
2, 1918, at Boston, Mass. 



11. Walter Gilbert Olson .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gander Olson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Paris Island; 
transferred to Quantioo, Va. Overseas August, 1918. 
.Member of the 78th Co. 6th Reg. U. S. Marine Corps. 
Saw active service on the western front. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 

12. TiMAN Arthur Johnson . . . Elizabeth 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Johnson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to McArthur, Texas, and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas October 1, 1918. 
Member of Supply Co., 3rd Inf. 

13. Ralph C. Wilson Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, W L. Wilson 
Entered service May, 1917, at Ft. Snelling and com- 
missioned 2nd Lieutenant. Transferred to Camp 
Dodge. Overseas August. 1918. Promoted to 1st 
Lieut. Co. P. 349th Inf. Saw active service on the 
western front. 

14. Robert Lee Poynter .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Poynter 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August, 1918. Sergeant, Co. E, 352nd Inf., 88th 
Div. 

15. JoRGEN H. Anderson Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andreiv E. Anderson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Mem- 
ber of Co. B, 136th Inf. Mustered out of service 
January 14. 1919 at Camp Cody. 

16. Alfons G. Duenow Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman F. Duenow 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
Mich.; transferred to Camp Travis, Tex. Overseas 
June 20, 1918. Chaplain. 1st Lieut. 343rd M. G., 
Bn. Wounded in the battle of Argonne Forest, 
November 1, 1918. 

17. Otto H. Fenske Friberg 

Son of Mrs. Bertha Fenske 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington; transferred to Camp Kearny. Cal.; and 
to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas August, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. K, 306th Infantry. 

18 Fred H. Ladvig Elizabeth 

Son of Mrs. Regina Ladvig 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of the 3rd Co. 1st Training Bn.. 161st 
D. B. Mustered out of service December 7, 1918 
at Camp Grant, 111. 

19. Robert Roy Burau .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Burau 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas, and to 
Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Member of 30th Co., 
3rd Reg., Motor Transportation Corps. Mustered out 
February 24, 1919. 

20. Clareivce a. Knutson .... Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knutson 
Entered service April, 1918: went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to C.iri.i' Ii.n.-, I.vas. Overseas 
June 23. 1918. Men.l.. i ni r,i. I iigth Inf., 90th 
Div. Saw active s.tm, , ,,i m, M, 1,1,1 and Meuse- 
Argonne offensive. MuM.i.,! ,im1 ,,f service June 
16. 1919 at Camp Grunt, III. 






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. Henry E. Grant Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Grant 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and 
to Camp Upton, N. J. Overseas May 30, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. K 131st Inf.. 33rd Div. Saw active ser- 
vice at Bray. Albert and Verdun. Wounded at Ver- 
dun. Mustered out of service February 14-, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

Charles Youngberg Elizabeth 

Snn of Mr. and Mrs. Algol Youngberg 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas and to Camp 
Mills N. Y. Overseas June 1918. Member of Co. 

E, 358th Inf. Saw three months of active service. 
Gassed. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

Arthur Sandberg Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, August Sandberg 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Ov- 
erseas June 28, 1918. Member of Co. F, 33rd En- 
gineers. Mustered out of service May 24, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

Ernest Sandberg Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4ugust Sandberg 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of Co. 33, 161st Depot Brigade. Mus- 
tered out of service December 18, 1918 at Camp 

Charlie C. Von Almen . . . Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Von Almen 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas May 1, 1918. Member 
of Co. D, 39th Inf. Saw active service on the west- 
ern front. Wounded in the Chateau Thierry drive. 

Jacob Carl Greenagel .... Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Greenagel 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. 

F, 131st Inf., 33rd Div. Saw active service on the 
western front. Wounded and gassed in the battle 
of Argonnc Forest. 

Harry Grouws Elizabeth 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grouws 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, Illinois. Private in Medical Corps. 

Francis M. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Barry 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas September, 1918. Ser- 
geant, Co. D. 348th Inf. Mustered out of service 
March 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Joseph Edward Cowgill . . . . Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Cowgill 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Forrest, 
Georgia. Member of the 15th Recruit Co. Engrs. 
Transferred to Quartermaster Corps. Mustered out of 
service April 5, 1919 at Camp Forrest. 

. George A. Schempp Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schempp 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
New Mexico. Member of Co. A. Mustered out of 
service November 19. 1918 at Camp Cody. 



11. Earl W. Schempp ..... Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schempp 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Pike, Arkansas; transferred to Santa Fe Bridge, El 
Paso, Texas. Member of Co. B, 21st Battalion, U. 
S. Guard. Mustered out of service January 8, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

12. Walter C. Schempp Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schempp 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to American University. 
Washington, D. C. Overseas May 24, 1918. Member 
of the 45th Co. 20th Engineers. 

13. Edward J. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Barry 
Entered service August, 1918 at the University of 
Minnesota; transferred to Camp Meade, Maryland. 
Member of Co. E, Signal Corps. Mustered out of 
service January 27, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. David L. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Barry 
Entered service June, 1918, at University Farm, St. 
Paul; transferred to Camp Funston, Kansas. Me- 
chanic Headquarters Co. Infantry. 

1.5 William J. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Barry 
Entered the service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Member of Co. 33, 161st Depot Brigade. Hon- 
orably discharged from service June 27, 1918. 

16. James L. McManus Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McManus 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Mustered out of service December 14, 1918, 
at Camp Dodge. 

17. Frank Geor'ce McManus . . . Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McManus 
Entered service June, 1918 at Camp Lewis. Wash.; 
transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Fort 
Myer, Va., Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas September 
22, 1918. Member of Co. A, 69th Engineers. 

18. Walter Harold Olson .... Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton A. Olson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Humphreys, and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas August, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. E, 305th Engrs., 80th Div. Saw active 
service in the November drive. 

19. Leo Joseph Horan Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horan 
Entered service May. 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 
Overseas October 22, 1917. Sergeant, Co. D, 746th 
Inf. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

20. Herbert I. Sletvold Oscar 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. 0. Sletvold 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; Iranafern-d lo Caiii|j Sevier, S. C. Overseas 
May 21. I'llll. (:„r|,nr;il, C,.. 1. 118lh Inf., 30th 

Div. S,,« ,,rlnr .r,M,,. ,„ M,nn|.',s ,,„d OU the St. 

25. dnrnr. 111. -I,,>, h. Ill, Ml. ,,Im,,, liiie. Mus- 
tered nil! nl ~ir\i.< \[Mil It). I'll't ,il Camp Dodge. 






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1. Oscar Edwin Sjostrom . . Erhard Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Sjostrom 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
la.; transferred from Camp Lee. Virginia to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas October 27, 1918. Member 
of the 13th Veterinary Unit. 

2. Richard John Milbeck .... Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Milbeck 
Entered ser^•ice December. 1917; went to Fort Wright. 
Wash.; transferred to Fort Stevens, Oregon. Over- 
seas March 25, 1918. Member of Battery D, 65th 
Coast Artillerj'. Mustered out of service February 
28, 1919 at Camp Lewis, Washington. 

3. Albert Christ Milbeck .... Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Milbeck 
Entered service September, 1917: went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. Overseas August 19. 1918. Member 
of Supply Co., 352nd Infantry. 

4. GoTTHARD Knutson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .ixel Knutson 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. 
Overseas March 16. 1918. Cook. Co. K, 125th Inf. 
Mustered out of service April 18, 1919 at Fort Rus- 
sell, Wyoming. 

5. Andrew Tweet Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Tweet 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111; transferred to Camp Robinson. Wis. and to 
Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 16, 1918. 
Member of Battery F, 332nd Field Artillery. Mus- 
tered out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 

6. Henry E. Lee Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Lee 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Member of Co. 145, 40th Div„ 
Field Artillery. Mustered out of service January 22, 
I9I9 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Silas F. Nord Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nord 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred from Camp Hancock, Ga, to Camp 
Johnston. Member of the 19th Prov,. Machine Gun 
Battalion. Mustered out of service January 9, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

8. Fred P. Nord Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nord 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Paris Island; 
transferred to Quantico. Virginia. Overseas August 
13, 1918. Member of Co. 83, 6th Reg. Saw active 
service on the western front. Wounded at Verdun 
November 1, 1918. 

9. Carl C. Granrud Trondhjem 

Son oj Mrs. C. E. Granrud 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. ; transferred to Fort Snelling. Member of Co. 
I. Infantry, Mustered out of service April 11. 1919 
at Fort Snelling. 

10. Oscar C. Granrud .... Trondhjem 

Son of Mrs. C. E. Granrud 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 26. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. E, 32nd Inf. Served with the Army of 
Occupation. 



11. Julius 0. Hovland .... Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hovland 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash, Member of Co. D, 39th T, H, Motorist, 
Heavy Artillery, Mustered out of service February 
20, 1919 at Camp Lewis. 

12 John M. Hovland .... Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Octo Hovland 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Vancouver Bar- 
racks, Wash.; transferred to Newport, Oregon. Mem- 
ber of Co. S, Spruce Div. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 10, 1919 at Vancouver, Wash, 

13. Carl Westby Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Octo Westby 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 30, 1918. 
Member of Battery F, 332nd Field Artillery. Mus- 
tered out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp 

14. Ole Jorgenson . ..... Erhard 

Son of Mrs. J. O. Jorgenson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Custer 
Mich,; member of Co. F, 14th Ammunition Train! 
Mustered out of service January 28, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

15- SoREN KoRSMOE Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Korsmoe 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla. Overseas 
November, 1918. Member of Quartermaster Corps. 

16. Gilbert Loften Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Loften 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred to Camp Hancock. Ga. Mem- 
ber of Auxiliary Remount, Depot 308. Mustered out 
of service March 3, 1919 at Camp Hancock, Ga. 

17. Edward C. Kowalski . . . Erhard Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kowalski 

Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 

Lewis. Wash.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. 

Overseas July 6, 1918. Member of Co. C, 362nd 

Wounded September 29, in the battle of Argonne 
Forest. Mustered out of service May 3, 1919 at Ft. 
Russell, Wyo, 

18. Anton Edward Nelson .... Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N, Y. Overseas August 7, 1918. Member of 
Co. I, 305th Inf, Saw active service on the western 
front. Wounded October 5, in the Argonne Forest 

19. Charles Winfield Green . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Green 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Gordon, 
Ga.; transferred from Fort Ethan Allen. Va. to Camp 
Devens, Mass. Member of Co. 54, 5th Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service January 2, 1919 at Camp Shcr- 
man, Ohio. 

20. Fred Green Maplewood 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Green 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Paris Island. 
S. C; transferred to the U. S, S. Pennsylvania and 
to Quantico. Va. Member of Headquarters Co. U. 
S. S. Marines. Mustered out of service at Quantico, 
Va., February 26, 1919. 



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1. Frank Moore Maplewood 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. William Moore 
Entered service July. ]918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas September 20. 1918. Wagoner. Co. A, 3rd 
Infantry. 

2. Carl August Erlandson . . . Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erland Johnson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Sevier, S. C. 
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 10, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. G, 118th Inf. Wounded October 8, 1918 



3. Elmer William Erlan'dson . . . Erho 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erland Johnson 
Entered service September. 1918; at Dunwoody In- 
stitute. Minneapolis. Mechanic, Co. A- S. A. T. C. 
Mustered out of service December 11, 1918 at 
Minneapolis. 



4. Anton Edwin Bakken . . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bakken 
Entered service June, 1918; went to the U. S. Naval 
Station on Puget Sound. Wash.; transferred to Bay 
Ridge Receiving Ship, Brooklyn, N. Y. Fireman. 



5. Louis Bakken Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bakken 
Entered service May, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Camp Paul Jones, 
Great Lakes. Member of Co. 20, 12th Reg. Motor- 
cycle Corps. 

6. Samuel B. Claypool Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Claypool 
Entered service in 1917. Sergeant, Headquarters 
Co. Overseas August 29, 1917. Saw active service 
on the western front. Wounded three times during 
October, 1918. 



7. John Ingvald Hovland . . . Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole S. Hovland 
Entered service October. 1918; 
rest. Ga. Member of Quartermi 
Transportation Co. Mustered oi 
26, 1919 at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga 



Corps, Wagon 
; service April 



8. Gilbert Melvin Hovland Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole S. Hovland 



9. Horace James Hallaway 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb 



Entered service October, 1918; 
N. M. Member of the 66th Ma 
Mustered out of service at Camp Dodg. 



. Maplewood 

Hallaway 

to Camp Cody, 



10. Carl August Johnson .... Friberg 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Johnson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Gordon, Ga. to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas May 17, 1918. Saw active 
service at St. Mihicl and at Argonne-Meuse. Gassed 
at Argonne. Mustered out of service June 1, 1919 



11 Joseph Anson Hunter .... Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hunter 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to 
Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas July, 1918. Member 
of Co. F, 23rd Inf. Saw active service at St. Mihiel, 
Champagne, and Argonne Forest. Gassed. Mustered 
out of service May 16, 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 

12. Albert Koenig Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rocholl 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Cody, N. M. to 
Camp Di.x. N. J. Overseas October 13. 1917. Mem- 
ber of Co. L, 136th Inf., 34th Div. Mustered out of 
service March 11. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Albert W. Wellbrock .... Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Wellbrock 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III.; transferred to Camp McAnhur. Texas. 
Member of Co. L, Replacement Unit. Inf. Mustered 
out of service January 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. John D. Wilshusen Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vilshusen 
Entered service September 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
Camp Greene, N. C, and to Fort Niagara, N. Y. 
Mechanic, repairing motorcycles and trucks. Mus- 
tered out of service February 1, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Carl Pederson Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Pederson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas October 13, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Headquarters Co.. 136th Inf.. 34th Div. Mus- 
tered out of service February 12, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

16. Petrim Pederson Friberg 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peder Pederson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas July, 1918. Member 
of Co. G. 352nd Inf., 88th Division. 

17. Harry E. Lawrenson .... Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawrenson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.: transferred to Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas 
September. 1918. Corporal, Co. G. 341st Inf., Black 
Hawk Division. 

18. Ernest Lawrenson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawrenson 
Entered service July, 1917; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Naval Operating 
Base, Hampton Roads to the U. S. Submarine Base, 
Conn. Seaman Branch, U. S. A. Rating, Gunner's 
Mate, 3rd C. and Torpedo Man. Released from ser- 
vice February 5, 1919 at Great Lakes, 111. 

19. Axel G. Jorve Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jorve 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas August 24. 1918. Far- 
rier. Headquarters Co., 347th Inf. Mustereil out of 
service January 28, 1919 at Camp Sherman. Ohio. 

20. Gilbert G. Jorve Trondhjem 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jorve 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to American University. 
Washington, D. C. Overseas May 10, 1918. Member 
of the 45th Co., 20th U. S. Engineers. Mustered 
out of service June 9, 1919. 



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Incvald 


Grefsrud . 




. Trondhjem 




Soi 


of Mr. and Mrs. 


Christian 


Grefsrud 




Entered 
Dodge; t 
Camp Me 


service February. 1918; went to Camp 
ansferrcd to Camp Upton. N. Y. and to 
ritt, N. J. Overseas August 16, 1918. 



2. Palmer Arthur Backstrom . . . Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs: John Backstrom 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28. 1918. Wagoner, 
Co. A, 3rd Corps, Artillery Park. Saw active service 
in the Argonne-Meuse oilensive. Mustered out of 
service August 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



3. Oscar T. Ohe Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Torger L. Ohe 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas June, 1918. Head- 
quarters Co., Inf. Wounded October 28, 1918 in 



4. Ingard T. Ohe . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 



Trondhjem 



5. Charles T. Aaberg . . . 

Son of Mr. and .Mrs. Ole 
Entered service September, 1917; 



Oscar 



iaberg 
d servii 
Dodge. la. Member of Co. F, 352nd Inf. Ho 
ably discharged October 17. 1917 at Camp Dodge 



Benjamin William Bolinder . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto E. Bolinder 
Entered service April. 1918, went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas September 16 1918. Member of Co. B, 
338th Machine Gun Battalion, 88th Division. 



7. Theodore Froslie Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Froslie 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



B. Elmer Oscar Nottestad .... Erhard 

Nottestad 
to Camp Dodge, 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. i 
■d service March, 1918; 



9. Olavus Siverson . 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
Entered service September 



Maplewood 



10. Burton Harley Dickinson . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. L. Dickinson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 13, 1918. Cor- 
poral, Hdqtrs. Co., 317th Inf., 80th Division. 



11. Edwin Walter Knobel .... Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Knobel 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Overseas September 7. 1918. Member of Co. B. 
317th Inf., 33rd Division. 

12 Olaf Lee Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. lee 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
Mich.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Wagoner, 
Supply Co.. 77th Inf. Mustered out of service Feb- 
ruary 7, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. John H. Swanson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Swanson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. Member of Co. 11, 161st Depot Brigade. 

14. Ole Ludvig Swanson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Swanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Dodge. la. Member of Co. L, 21st Inf. Mustered 
out of service February 26, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Axel Manfred Samuelson . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Samuelson 

Entered service September 1918; went to Camp 

Grant. 111. Member of Medical Corps. Co. 43, 
Base Hospital. 

16. Albert Slorby Mapleivood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Slorby 
Entered service in the U. S. Merchant Marine, June, 
1918; went to Chicago Engineering School; trans- 
ferred to training ship at Boston, Mass. Rank, 
Oiler. 

17. WiLLARD A. McGuiRE . . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGuire 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefterson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. La- 
ter transferred to Gatun, Panama, C. Z. Machine 
Gunner. 33rd Infantry. 

18. Everett E. McGuire . . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGuire 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Greene, N. C; transferred from Camp Mills, N. Y. 
to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas December 14, 1917. 
Member of Headquarters Co., 164th Inf., 41st Div. 
Mustered out of service March 11, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

19. Guy R. McGuire .... Mapleivood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGuire 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. : transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal. to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 16, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery C, 145th Field Artillery. 40lh Div- 
Mustered out of service January 18, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

20. Arva 0. McGuire .... Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGuire 
Entered service April. 1917; went to Camp Greene. 
N. C; transferred from Camp Mills, N. Y. to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas December 14, 1917. Cor- 
poral. Headquarters Co., 164th Inf., 41st Div. Mus- 
tered out of service March 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 






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1. GuLLEK GuLLECKSON .... Moplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gullek Gulleckson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Jefferson 
Barracks. Mo. ; transferred to Key West and to Camp 
Stuart. Va. Promoted to Corporal, Battery E, 36th 
Reg. Mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, Iowa, 
December 21, 1918. 

2. Halvor Gulleckson .... Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gullek Gulleckson 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Columbus, Ohio; 
transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C, and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July 5, 1918. Member of Co. 
D, 53rd Reg. 

3. Knute E. Gothe Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Knute Gothe 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Wadsworth; 
transferred to Camp Dix. Overseas July 5, 1918. 
Member of Co. D, 53rd Reg. Served with the Army 
of Occupation. 

4. Fred T. Hughes Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hughes 
Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Lewis. 
Overseas July 19, 1918. Member of Supply Co.. 
Reg. 362. 

5. Erick Jorgenson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Jorgenson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas, and to 
Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas May 28, 1918. Member 
of Co. F. 130th Inf. Served with the Army of Oc- 



6. Victor Leonard Swanson . . Erhard Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel E. Swanson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pilce. Arlc.. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 23. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Supply Co., 47th Infantry. 

7. John R. Jorgenson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Jorgenson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Overseas 
August, 1918. Member of Co. M, 157th Inf. 

8. Eddie A. Field Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Field 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Meigs, D. C and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas August 28, 1918. 
Member of Quartermaster Corps. 

9. Melvin Haarstad Trondhjem 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Haarstad 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa; transferred to Camp Pike, and to 
Merritt. Overseas July 15, 1918. Member of Co. 
C, 23rd Inf. 

10. Oscar G. Haarstad ... 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Ha 
Entered service September, 1917; wei 
Dodge. Iowa; transferred to Camp Pike, 
Dix. Overseas October, 1918. Membe 



Trondhjem 



d to Camp 
of Battery 



11. John Nodsle Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nodsle 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa ; transferred to Camp Logan, 



of Co 



N. J. Overseas July 26, 
I, 132nd Reg. Served 



Men 



12 David Nodsle Mapleivood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nodsle 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wadsworth; 
transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Overseas Septem- 
ber 20, 1918. Member of Co. F, 3rd Division. 

13. Christian Nodsle .... Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nodsle 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth; transferred to Camp Hill. Overseas Septem- 
ber 20, 1918. Member of Battery A, 3rd Regiment. 



14. John Westby Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Westby 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 



August. 



nber of Co. C, Machir 



88th Divii 



15. Harley Vernern Bice . . . Mapleivood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bice 
Entered service Oct 
N. M. Mustered ot 
1918. Member of ( 



16. Walter Magnus Beckman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Pelt 
Entered service October, 1918; w 
rest; transferred to Camp Dodge, 
the service January 4, 1919. 
Casual. 



Beckman 
t to Camp For- 
Mustered out of 
Member of the 13th 



17. Bernard Earl Worden . . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Harrison Worden 

to Camp Dodge, 



Iowa ; transferred to Camp Logan 
Camp Upton. N. Y. Over.seas May. 
August, 1918. Member of Co. K, 



Texa 
1918. Wounded 
13l5t Regiment. 



18. Carl Oscar Swenson . . . . ErJ 

Son of .Mrs. Marie C. Swenson 

Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads 

worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over 

seas August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd Corps 



19. Anthony Sterling Krebs . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Krebs 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
Camp Hancock, Ga., and to 
Df the 19th Provisional, 



1918; 
isferred to Camp I 
Camp Johnston, Ga. Member 
Machine Gunners. Mustered 



20. Eddie A. Nelson . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johan 
May, 1917; 



January 19. 1919. 

. Maplewood 



Nelsi 



335th Reg., F. A. 



Entered 

Texas; transferred 

August, 1917. 



Camp Kelly, Texas. Overseas 
ted to Sergeant. 



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1. Roger Willis Snyder . . Pelican Rapids 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Snyder 



Entered service April. 1917; went to the Gre 


t Lake 


Training Station; transferred to Philadelphia 


Ove 


seas Octoher 17. 1917. 2nd Class Seaman 


u. s 


Naval Aviation Service. 





2. Edward H. Snyder . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Snyder 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Member of Co. 12, 166th Depot Bri- 
gade. Mustered out of service November 24, 1918 
at Camp Lewis, Wash. 

3. William H. Damschen . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Peter Damschen 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 



N. C. ; transferred 
December 12, 1917. Corpo 
Wounded. Mustered out of 






Gran 



Illii 



N. J. Overs 
. M, 26th I 
April, 1919, 



Pelican Rapids 



4. Roy E. Damschen 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Damschen 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene. 
■N. C; transferr ' " ----- - - 

December 12, 1917. Corporal. Co. M, 26th Inf. 



Ser' 



Can 

12, 1917. Corporal. Co 

1 the Army of Occupatic 



5. Alvin C. Meland 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .^ 
Entered service May, 1918; wf 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Ke 



Pelican Rapids 

Meland 



August, 1918. 



Me 



1919 



Camp Dodge. 



ered 



Pelican Rapids 



6. Orville N. Meland 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Meland 
Entered service August, 1917; went to Fort Riley, 
Kansas; transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. Over- 
seas August, 1918. Captain, Corps No. 60, Base 

7. Richard B. Meland . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Meland 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington. 1st Sergeant. Co. 22, 166th D. P. Inf. 
Mustered out of service December 4. 1918, at Camp 
Lewis, Washington. 

8. John R. Quamme . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Quamme 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Camp Jack- 
son. S. C; transferred from Camp Hancock, Ga. to 
Jefferson, Mo. Overseas May 25, 1918. Member of 
Co. 18, Ordnance Corps. Mustered out of service 
February 4, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 



9. Carl Quamme .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Quamme 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Member of 
R. R. & C. Engrs. Overseas iNovember 12. 1918. 

10. Harry Niles Williams . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Williams 
Entered service April, 1917 at the University of Min- 
nesota; transferred from Mare Islind, Cal. to Quan- 
tico. Va. Overseas August 2. 1917. 2nd Div., Mar- 
ine Inf. Expert Rifleman and RcKimental Runner. 
Co. 20, 5th Reg. Wounded at Chateau Thierry. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 



11. William P. Iverson 



Pelican Rapids 





Son o 


/ Mr. and 


Mrs. 


Peter Hers 


m 


IS 

104th 


Overs" 
Ammuni 


e September, 
nsfcrred to Avi 
as July 4. 1918 
tion Train. 


1917; went 
tion School 
. Member 


to Camp 
Memphis, 
of Co. G, 



Pelican Rapids 



12. Carl Iverson .... 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter 
Entered service July, 1918; went to a 
Carolina. Overseas August, 1918. 
B, 3rd Corps, Light Artillery. 



13. Lloyd H. Rogers . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers 
Entered service September. 1918; member of S. A. 



14. Justin A. McInaney . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. McInaney 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 



Dodge. la. Top Sergean 



1.5. Donald J. McInaney . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, .M. J. McInaney 
Entered service July, 1916; went to Boise, Idaho; 
transferred to Hampton Roads, and to Newport News. 
Virginia. Overseas April, 1918. Member of the 
146th Sunset Div., Field Artillery. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 



16. Michael McInaney . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J, McInaney 
Entered service September, 1917; ^ 
Washington. Overseas. Mem 



Camp 



Field Arti 



91s 



17. Elmer John Moberg Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Moberg 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, Illinois. M'ember of the 42nd Infantry. 



18. Conrad Arthur Hanson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mrs. Una Amundson 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of Co. 30, 163rd D. B. Musician in 
Ccl. Well's private band. Mustered out of service 
November 26, 1918 at Camp Dod'ie. 



19. Melvin C. Boe .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. KnuCe Boe 
Entered service November. 1917; went to Camp 
Fort Wright; transferred to Fort Stevens. Oregon. 
Overseas April 26, 1918. Member of Battery D. 65th 
Artillery C. A. C. Mustered out of service March, 
1919 at Camp Lewis, Washington. 



20. George H. Mundy . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mundy 
Entered service May, 1918; went to St. John, Can- 
ada. Overseas July, 1918. Sapper, C. R. T's. Can- 
adian Forces. Mustered out of service at Halifax, 
April 13, 1919. 






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1. Edwin Helmer Satter . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf K. Satter 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas in 1918. Member of 
Co. K, 32nd Div., Inf. Wounded November 7, 1918 
in the Argonne Forest drive. Mustered out of service 
April 19, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

2. Odin Olsen Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Odin Ols<,n 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred from Waco, Texas to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas September, 1918. Member 
of Co. D, 9th Inf., 2nd Div. Saw active service on 
the western front. Seriously wounded. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 



Floyd Ellis Reynolds .... Scambler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry E. Reynolds 

Puget Sound 



Entered service July, 1918; went to 
Navy Yards, Bremerton, Wash. Cruis 
cific coast; transferred to a supply ship goin 
Newport News to Bordeaux, France. Mem 
Naval Reserves. 



Pelican Rapids 



4. Otho Roy Brown 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Broi 
Entered service February, 1918; Went 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Gordt 
Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Mem: 
of Machine Gun Co.. 325th Inf. Wounded Octob 
1918 at Verdun. France. 



5. Otto Benjamin Thompson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Thompson 
Entered service September, 1917. Member of the 
352nd Inf., 88th Div. Overseas July. 1918. 



Norman Oscar Thompson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Thompson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Fort Worden ; 
transferred to Penn Field, Served in the coast 
artillery. Mustered out of service January, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



7. Oscar B. Ottson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Entered service May, 1918; 
Training Station; transferred 
Grant. Fireman. Overseas 



Pelican Rapids 

Hans K. Ottson 
went to Great Lakes 
to the ship President 
four times. 



8. Herbert S. Olson Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Olson 
Entered service April, 1917 at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody. N. M. Overseas October 19. 
1918. Member of Co. E, 135th Inf. Transferred 
to Camp Hospital No. 43. 1st Minn. 

9. Leslie C. Pierce Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pierce 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. Corporal, Co. M, T. C. 744, Motor 
Transport Corps. Mustered out of service May 7. 
1919 at Camp Grant. 

10. Oscar J. Jacobson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mrs. Ollne Jacobson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp McArthur, 
Texas; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
August 29, 1918. Corporal Co. C, 7th Div., Motor 
Supply Train. 



11. Carl G. Nelson Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson 
Entered service April, I9I8; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Fort Riley, Kan. and to Wash- 
ington, D. C. Overseas August 29, 1918. Private, 
Medical Corps, X-Ray Division. 

12. Magnus Nelson Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 16, 1918. 
Corporal Battery F, 3.32nd Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

13. Emil E. Kratzke Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Kratzke 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. Overseas September 14, 1918. Member of Bat- 
tery B. 333rd Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
out of service May 19, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Henry Elton Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 0. Eicon 
Entered service at Camp Wadsworth, S. C. ; trans- 
ferred to Camp Hill Va. Overseas August 28, 1918. 
Member of 3rd Corps Field Artillery. 1st Army. 
Mustered out of service April 15. 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

15. Oscar M. Elton .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 0. Ellon 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Fort Leaven- 
worth, Kan.; transferred to Camp Humphreys, Va. 
Sergeant Headquarters Det. 4th Engineers Training 
Regiment. Mustered out of service February 21, 
1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

16. Kalmer J. Jacobson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jacobson 
Entered service in July, 1918 at the Central Officers' 
Training School at Camp Pike, Ark. Commissioned 
2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Co., 2nd Bn., Inf. Released 
with commission in the reserve. December 2, 1918 
at Camp Pike. 

17. Alfred L. Christianson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Christianson 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July 6. 1918. Corporal, Co. F 
362nd Inf.. 91st Div. Mustered out of service April 
28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Jesse Smith Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Smith 
Entered service December, I9I7: went to Fort 
Stephen. Ga. Overseas March, 1918. Member of 
Co. D, 65th Coast Artillery. Mustered out of service 
February, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Guy Smith Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Smith 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis. Wash.; Overseas December 25, 1917. Mem- 
ber of Co. M, 163rd Inf. Mustered out of service 
at Fort Russell, Wyo., March, 1919. 

20. Harry G. Smith . . . Pelican Rajnds 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Smith 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Robinson, 
Wis.; transferred to Camp Grant. 111. Overseas Sep- 
tember. 1918. Member of Co. F, 332nd Field Ar- 
tillery. Mustered out of service at Camp Grant, 
Illinois. 



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1. Odin C. Lynnes .... Pelican Rapids 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. A. Lynnes 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Fo-r- 
rest, Georgia. Member of the 15th Engineers. Mus- 
tered out of service December 24, 1918 at Camp 

2. Ole Elmer Mathiason . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Even Mathiason 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody Army 
Training Detachment; transferred to the Air Service 
Mechanics' School, St. Paul. Member of Co. D, 
3rd Air Service. Mustered out of service December 
21, 1918 at St. Paul. 

3. Carl Moen Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4. Moen 
Entered service October. 1918: went to Camp Cody. 
N. M. Member of Co. I, 388th Inf. Mustered out 
of service December, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

4. Arvid Johnson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John (T. Johnson 
Entered service February 24. 1918; went to Camp 



Dodge, la.; transferred from Fort Robinson. Neb. 
to Camp Cody, N. M. for guard duty. Mustered oi 
of service December 20, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



5. Archie B. Cole .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cole 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes; 
transferred to Boston, Mass., where he did guard 
duty. Later was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia and 
to the U. S. S. Wyoming. He was deck-hand, re- 
coil powdcrman and searchlight controller in main 
mast. Discharged at Brooklyn Navy Yard August 
15. 1917. on account of illness due to exposure. 

6. George M. Larsen . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Larsen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis. Overseas July, 1918 
Member of Co. B, 315th Engineers. Gassed Novem- 
ber 10th. 

7. Louis Renner .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Renner 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 



8. Seymor Mortrud . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Syvert Mortrud 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Greene. N. C. Corporal of Co. E, 352nd 
Inf. Mustered out of service January 25, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

9. Harvey M. Erickson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Erickson 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Fort Snelling; 
transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Overseas June 27, 
1918, Member of Co. E, 308th Engrs. Mustered out 
of service at Camp Dodge, Iowa, April 5, 1919. 

10. Martin Dillerud . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Dillerud 
Entered s.rvirc September. 1918; went -to Camp 



11. Selmen H. Samuelson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Samuelson 

October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
Depot Brigade 



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of 



iber, 1918 



12. Knute p. Peterson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Peterson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 16. 1918. Member of 
Co. C, 339th Mach 



1919 



signed. Mustered 



October 21 



13. Orrin James Quiggle . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Quiggle 
Entered service November 11, 1918; recalled while 
enroute to Fort Riley, Kansas, the armistice having 
been signed in the meantime. He was to have 
served in the Medical Corps. 

14. William Paul Lee . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Lee 
Entered service April. 1917; went to Fort Snelling; 
lamp Cody, N. M. and to Camp Lee' 
' ■ " G, 34th Engineers. 



Virginia. i 

Overseas July 9, 1918. 



15. George Allen Mills . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Mills 
Entered service September. 1918; went to Dunwoody 
Institute. Minneapolis. Member of Co. A, Train- 
ing Detachment. Mustered out of service December 
11. 1918 at Minneapolis. 



16. Nelius Mellard Bradley . . Scarnbler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Bradley 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred from Camp Hancock. Ga. 
to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member of Co. 19, Machine 
Gun Battalion. Mustered out of service January 9 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



17. Alfred Sether Scarnbler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Sether 

Camp Dodge 



ntered service March, 
)wa. Overseas May, 1? 
if.. 35th Division. 



Member of Co. M, 138th 



Pelic 

Eiejso 



Rapids 



1918; went to Camp 
he American University. 
:. Member of the 43rd 



18. Melvin Elefson 

Son of Mr. anc 
Entered service Februi 
Dodge, la.; transferred 
Washington. D. C. Ov( 
Engineers. 

19. Louie Melvin Hoiby . . Pelican Rapids 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hoiby 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa. Member of Co. D, 338th Machine Gun 
Battalion. Discharged March 8, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



20. Norman Strinden 



Pelican Rapids 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Is,,,,, 
d service September, l<llll 
Iowa. Quartermaster Corp^. 



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1. Gust A. Anderson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Anderson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Hill Va. Overseas 
September 10, 1918. Truck driver, Co. A, 3rd Corps, 
Artillery. 

2. Anton M. Anderson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Anderson 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Philadelphia; 
tr nsferred to the U. S. S. Charleston. Marine. 



3. Lawrence U. Anderson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike 
Entered service October. 1918 at 
T. C. IV 



Pelican Rapids 

Anderson 



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4. Helge Teigen Scambler 

Brother of Mrs. T. Bakken 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
r ks. Ohio; transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. 
Overseas July 6, 1918. Member of Co. M. 53rd 
Inf. Mustered out of service March 31. 1919 at 
Garden City, N. Y. 

5. Magnus N. Bondrud . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Bondrud 

It to Camp Dodge, 
, Texas. Overseas 
360th Inf. Served 



6. Palmer R. Klovstad . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Klovstad 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Newport News. Va. 
Overseas September 18. 1918. Member of Park Bat- 
tery 3rd Corps, Artillery Park. 

7. Martin Cornelius Nessa . Pelican Rapids 

. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nessa 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred from Artillery to Wagon 
Co. 1. Remount Depot No. 307. Auxiliary. Mustered 
out of service December 23, 1918 at Camp Wads- 
worth. 

8. John M. Lien .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Lien 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Gordon. Ga. to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 15, 1918. Cor- 
poral, Co. F, 307th Engineers. Saw active service 
on the western front. Wounded September 17. 



9. Harry Albert Grossman 

Her 



Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp W 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. 
erseas September, 1918. Member of Co. F. 5lh 
neer Infantry. 



10. Edwin P. Sa 



Pelican Rapids 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Sanden 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Cai 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and 
Camp Greene. N. C. Overseas May 7. 1918. Me 
her of Co. F. 58th Inf. Saw active service on I 
western front. Wounded in the Soissons dri 
Mustered out of service March 1, 1919 at Cai 
Grant. 



IL Alfred Sanden .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Sanden 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Pike. Ark. to 
Camp Greene, N. C. Overseas May 9, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. K, 47th Inf. Saw active service on the 
western front. Wounded at Soissons August 9th. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 

12. William Henry Albright . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albright 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Hill, Virginia. 
Overseas September, 1918. Member of Headquarters 
Co.. 3rd Corps, Artillery. 



13. James M. Ronningen . Nonvegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ronningen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred from Fort Niagara, New York to 
Holabird, Maryland. Member of Co. D, 13th Bat- 
talion Infantry, U. S. G. N. A. Mustered out of 
service February 1, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Martin Monson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of Co. A, 338th Machine Gun Battal- 
ion. Mustered out of service December 1, 1918 
at Camp Dodge. 



15. Julius Hushagen . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hushagen 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. ; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member of 
Co. I, 388th Inf. Mustered out of service December 
14, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



16. Alf Oscar Ongstad . . Nonvegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans H. Ongstad 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
December, 1917. Member of Co. A, 3rd Ammuni- 
tion Train. Inf. Served with the Army of Occupa- 



17. Olaf Norman Ongstad . Nonvegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans H. Ongstad 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
Mich. Corporal, Battery F, 40th Field Artillery. 
Mustered out of service February 7, 1919 at Camp 



18. Harold Hansen .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erik Hansen 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of Co, B, 2nd Inf, Mustered out of 
service December 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



19. John L. Strap 



Lida 



Son of Mrs. John Strand 
Entered service April. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred from Camp Travis. Texas, to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas June 25. 1918. Member of 
Co. 3.58, 90th Inf. Saw active service on the Western 
Front. Wounded. Served with the Army of Occupa- 



20. Henry 0. Olson . . . Pelican Ra/jids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson 
Entered service February. 1918; went lo Camp 






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1. John A. Kremer Edna 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kremer 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads 



worth, S. C; t) 

talion. U. S. C' 
23, 1918 at Can 



New Orl 
Ark. Member of Co. E, 35 
Mustered out of service Decei 
p Beauregard, La. 



2. Harold William Femling . . Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Femling 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Camp Humphreys, Va. 
to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member of Co. K, 4th En- 
gineers. Mustered out of service February 6, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

3. Fred H. Header Dent 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Meader 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
la : transferred to Camp Travis, Texas, and to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas July 20. 1918. Member of 
Co. K. 359th Inf.. 90th Div. Transferred to Mil- 
itary Police Co. Saw active service on the western 
front. Mustered out of service June 2-1. 1919 at 
Camp Grant, Illinois. 

4. Joseph Sazama Dent 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sazama 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
September, 1918. Member of the 310th Inf.. 78th 
Division. 

5. William Diederichs Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Diederichs 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Fort Snelling and to Camp 
Grant. 111. Member of Co. D, 29th Battalion, U. S. 
Guards. Mustered out of service December 19. 
1918 at Camp Grant. 

6. John Patrick Dwyer Dora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dwyer 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas August 16, 1918. Member of Co. B, 339th Ma- 
chine Gun Battalion. 

7. Aloysius B. Dwyer Dora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buyer 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
Ill,; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas 
September 24, 1918. Corporal, Co. E, 311th Am- 
munition Train. Mustered out of service February 
9. 1919 at Camp Grant. 

8. Louis L. Steichen Dent 

Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Funston, 
Kans. ; transferred from Jacksonville. Fla. to Camp 
Hill, Va. Overseas August 16, 1918. Member of 
Quartermaster Corps, Co. F. R. S. No. 313. Mus- 
tered out of service May 9. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Henry Anton Hammers .... Dent 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4nton Hammers 
Entered service June. 1918; went to St. Paul. Train- 
ing Det. No. 1 ; transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss. 
Member of Motor Transport Corps. Mustered out 
of service December 19. 1918 at Camp Shelby. 

10. Joseph J. Wonsewicy Dent 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wonsewicy 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Courchesne, El 
Paso, Texas. Member of the 9th Engineers. 



11. Fred J. Antonsen Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred .4ntonsen 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Constitution, N. H. 
Overseas September 25. 1918. Member of Battery 
B. 73rd Reg. Coast Artillery. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. Ambrose Lonchi Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Lonchi 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.: transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 17. 1918. Member of Co. F, 331st Reg., 
86th Div., Field Artillery. Mustered out of service 
February 18. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Alois Lonchi Edna 

Son of .Mr. .and Mrs. Vincent .lonchi 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred to a camp in California. Over- 
seas August 9, 1918. Member of Headquarters Co., 
1.58th Infantry. 

14. Paul Gust Kratzke Edna 

Son of Mrs. Kathprine Kratzke 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Humphreys. Camp 
Forrest, Ga. and to Camp Sheridan, Ala. Sergeant, 
Co. B, 209th Reg. Engineers. Mustered out of ser- 
vice February 3, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Ralph G. Rennpace Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennpage 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S, C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas August 28, 1918. Member of Park Battery, 
Special Unit, 3rd Corps, Artillery Park. 1st Army. 
Saw active service on the Argonne-Meuse sector from 
October 23rd to November 12th. Mustered out of 
service June 18. 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 

16. Alonzo T. Rennpace Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennpage 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa. Member of Co, I, 351st Inf., 88th 
Div. Mustered out of service March 30, 1918 at 
Camp Dodge. 

17. J. W. Gebo Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gebo 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Cuba for 
three months' training; transferred to Norfolk, Va. 
Saw active service in the Sth Naval District with a 
mine sweeping crew. Rank. Ensign. Released from 
service April 1, 1919 at Norfolk, Va. 

18. William Henry Antonsen . . . Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Antonsen 
Entered service July, 1918 at Dunwoody Institute, 
Minneapolis; transferred to Co C, Motor School, St. 
Paul. Mustered out of service December 21, 1918 
at St. Paul. 

19. Harry Smith Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith 
Entered service September 1918; went to Camp 
Grant. III.; transferred to Camp McArthur. Texas. 
Member of Co. M, 3rd Inf. Mustered out of service 
January 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge, 

20. Charles H. Antonsen .... Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Antonsen 
Entered service Septend)er. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Sevier. S. C. Over- 
seas May 10, 1918. Transferred from infantry to 
medical corps with Medical Det.. 105th Tr. Head- 
quarters and Military Police. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 8, 1919 at Camp Jackson, S. C. 






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1. Carl Andreas Hafstad . . . Scamble 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hafstad 

1918; went to Camp Lewis, 



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11. Marcus J. Hanson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport News, Va. 
JMember of Co, G, 3rd Pioneer. Inf. Overseas Sep- 
tember 12, 1918. 



2. George Erickson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Erickson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
June 17, 1918. Member of Co. A, 305th Infantry. 



3. Oscar Edwin Anderson 

Son of Mrs. Mar 
1918; 



Norivegian Grove 

t to Camp Cody. 



Entered service Octob 

N. M. ; transferred to Camp Dodgi 

Casual Det. No. 2. 163rd Reg. 3rd Div. Mustered 

out of service December 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



4. Anton Martin Mellum 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Entered service June, 1918; 



Norwegian Grove 

i. Mellum 



went to Camp Dodge. 
Inf., Brig. Hqd. Mus- 
28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



5. Louis Calmer Mellum . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mellum 
Entered service April, 1918, went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of 32nd Co., 8th Bn., 163rd Depot 
Brigade. Later was a member of Col. Well's band 
at Camp Dodge. Mustered out of service November 
26, I9I8 at Camp Dodge. 

6. Jacob Ruud Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Ruud 
Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Mills, N. Y. to Camp 
Mcrritt, N. J. Overseas December 15. 1917. Wound- 
ed in the battle of Chateau Thierry. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 

7. Laurence George Ruud . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Ruud 

Camp Cody, 



Entered service October. 1918; 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wir 



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3. Carl Peter Engebretson . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Karelins Engebretson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge; transferred from Camp Pike to Camp Mer- 
ritt, N. J. Overseas June 22, 1918. Member of Co. 
B. 23rd Inf. Wounded September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. Mustered out April 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



9. Carl C. Carlsoi 



Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Carlson 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Fort Riley, 
Kansas; transferred to Long Island. Overseas Oc- 
tober, 1917. Member of Co. 151, 42nd Rainbow Di- 
vision. Field Artillery. Saw active service in the 
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Argonne Forest 
drives. Served with the Army of Occupation. 



12. Elmer R. Leyden . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leyden 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal. 
to New York. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member 
of Headquarters Co., Infantry. 

13. Douglas Albert Cowles .... Dunn 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Cowles 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 



14. Hiram Harold Peterson .... Dunr 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Member of Co. C 23rd Inf. 
Overseas June 25, 1918. Saw active service at St. 



June 25, 1918. Saw 
ad Champagne. ' 
n March 1. 1919 



nded. M 






15. Ingram Kraft Hanson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K 



Dodge, la. 
Camp Mill 
of Headqu 



■ Hanson 

Sevier, S. 
, 1918. IV 
30th Div. 



the 



16. Olaf 0. FjosLiEN . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Fjoslien 
Entered service November 11, 1918; recalled while 
on the way to Camp Riley, Kansas, the armistice 



mg 






17. Roy V. Hanson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas June 22, 1918. Member of 
Co. r. 23rd Inf. Saw active service on the western 
front. Wounded in the battle of St. Mihiel. Septem- 
ber 12, 1918. Mustered out of service February 5, 
1919. at Camp Grant, Illinois. 



18. Benonie H. Freng . 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chri 
Entered service March 28, 1918; went 
Dodge; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y 
April, 1918. Corporal, Co. F, 137th Inf. 
service during the last big drive. 



Pelican Rapids 



19. Theodore Ostrus . 

Son oj .Wr. and Mrs. 



Mo.; transferred to Camp McArthu 
as October. 1918. Member of Mote 
Co. 11. A. R. D. 1997 R, N. Y. 



Pelican Rapids 

T. Ostrus 

Jefferson Bar- 



10. Oscar Nelson . . . 

Son of Mrs. Carr 
Entered service October, 1918 
transferred to Camp Dodge, I 



Pelican Rapids 20. Rov Richard Goecke . . Pelican Rapids 

on Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goecke 

to Camp Cody; Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 

Vlcmbcr of Co. 111.; transferred to Camp Raiton. Member of Motor 

D, 366th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of Transport. Co. N. Barracks 215. Mustered out of 

service December 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. service March 13. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



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1. Harry William Berg . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Berg 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark. and to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas April, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. I, 102nd Inf. Saw active service on the 
western front. Was wounded October 26, 1918; on 
the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out of service 
May 29, 1919. 

2. Blair S. C. Fountain . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fountain 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Paris Island. S. 
C. ; transferred to foreign service July 19, 1918. to 
the Republic of Haiti. Saw active service in Cen- 
tial, Haiti,. April, 1919. Member of 63rd Co.. Reg. 
2, Marine Corps. Mustered out of service June 2, 
1919 at Philadelphia, Pa. 

3. Edwin Granrud .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Granrud 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Fort Monroe, Va. Mem- 
ber of Co. C, 14th Artillery Corps. Mustered out of 
service November 30, 1918. 

4. John Listad .... Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .imund J. Listed 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Rob- 
inson, Wis. Overseas September 16, 1918. Member 
of Co. L. 30th Inf. Served with the Army of Oc- 
cupation for 8 months. Mustered out of service 
.\ugust 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



5. Carl Anton Salomonson 



Lida 



Son of Mr. and Mrs, Noah Salomonson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 
1, 1918. Member of Co. I. 139th Infantry. Saw 
active service on the St. Mihiel. Verdun and Meuse- 
Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service May 5, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

6. Arthur Ferdinand Salomonson . . Lida 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Noah Salomonson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to St. Peter. 
Minn. Member of Students' Army Training Corps. 
Mustered out of service December 12, 1918 at St. 
Peter, Minn. 

7. Frank A. Salomonson ..... Lida 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Noah Salomonson 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Fort Leav- 
enworth, Kansas; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas 
and to Selfridge Field, Mich. Member of the Avi- 
ation Corps. Mustered out of service February 1 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Idam Jorve Trondhjem 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, Gilbert Jorve 
Entered service September. 1918; i 
Grant, III.; transferred to Camp Uptor 
seas November 2t. 1918. Member of Co. C. Mus- 
tered out of service June 30. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Fred Alfred Peterson . . . Star Lake 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Peterson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member 
of Co. A. 3rd Corps Artillery Park. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Meuse-.4rgonne front. Mustered out of 
service August 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 






10. Andrew G. Hanson 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Hans 
Entered service September. 1917; went 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark. _.._ 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas. Corporal, member 
Co. B, 104th Inf., 26th Div. Saw active service 
the Aisne, St Mihiel. Toul and Meuse-Argon 
fronts. Was gassed once. Mustered out of servi 
April 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Star Lake 



11. Roman N. Boedigheimer . . Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Boedigheimer 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Over- 
seas August 30, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd Pio- 
neer Inf. Saw active service on the Meuse-Argonne 
front. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

12. Matt E. Bernu Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, John Bernu 
Entered service July, 1918. Overseas. Member of 
Supply Co., 3rd Pioneer Inf. Saw active service on 
the Verdun front. Mustered out of service August 
10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



1.3. HiLMER E. Hancock 



Dead Lake 



Son of Mr. and Mrs, William Hancock 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Gr 
III. Overseas October. 1918. Member of Co. 
311th Engineers. Mustered out of service at Ci 
Grant. III. 



14. Rey Earl Vogler Candor 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Henry S. Vogler 
Entered service October, 1918; went to University 
of Minnesota. Member of Co. 5, 2nd Engineers, 
Mustered out of service at Minneapolis, Minn. 



15. Raymond Otis Wetmur . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Amo 



Vergas 



16. Emil p. Arntson Scambler 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, John Arntson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Bayard. N. M. Mustered out of service 
March 2, 1919 a Camp Bayard. N. M. 

17. Lewis M. Arntson .... Scambler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Arntson 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Private 
Casual, member of Detach. No. 3. 163rd Depot Bri- 
gade. Mustered out of service December 14, 1918 
at Camp Dodge. 

18. William C. Wood .... Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wood 

Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 

~' ■' ' ■ Camp Dodge, la. Member of 



Supply Co., 387th 

cember 14, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



De- 



19. Herbert A. Wood .... Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wood 
Entered service April. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.: transferred to Camp Travis. Texas and to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas June 19, 1918. Mechanic, 
member of Co. D, 359th Inf. Saw active service on 
the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Wounded 
November 1. 1918 on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mus- 
tered out of service April 22. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



20. Elmer A. Erickson 



Lida 



Entered service September, 1918; went to 
Grant, 111. Cook, member of Co. D. 14lh In 
Mustered out of service May 29. 1919. 






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1. Arthur G. Lee Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mn. Iver Lee 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Overseas September, 1918. Member of Co. G. 
312th Inf.. 76th Div. Saw active service at St. Mi- 
hiel and .\rgonne Forest. 

2. Leonard C. Lee Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Jver Lee 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July 3, 1918. Sergeant, 362nd Co., 
Transport Garage, Liverpool, England. 

3. Loyal C. Fairbanks Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fairbanks 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Philadelphia Navy 
Yards and to the U. S. S. Arkansas. Seaman. Ov- 
erseas October 16. 1918. Mustered out of service 
January 23. 1919 at Norfolk, Va. 

4. Christian Ellsworth Antonsen . Hobart 

Son at Mr. and Mrs. Allen Antonsen 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Washington. D. C. Over- 
se:is M;iy 20. 1918. Transferred from infantry to Co. 
48 Engineers. 

5. Alfred L. Owre ...... Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Owre 
Entered service June. 1917; went to Camp Cody. N. 
M.; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark, and to Camp 
Merritf, N. J. Overseas July. 1918. Meat cutter 
and cook at Base Hospital No. 29. Mustered out of 
service February. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

6. William Herman Tenter, Jr. . . . Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tenter 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
r.cks. Mo,; transferred to Camp Humphreys. Va. 
Member of Co. B, 4th Engineers. Mustered out of 
service January 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. John R. Wendt Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wendt 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
Iowa. Overseas August. 1918. Cook, Headquarters 
Co.. 3Slst Infantry. 

8. Adolph Herman Heibner .... Vergas 

Son of Mrs. Amelia Heibner 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge. Iowa. Member 
of Co. A. 366th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
out of service December 14, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Harry Schlicht Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schlicht 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Overseas August 30. I9I8. Member of 
Co. F, 3rd Pioneer. Inf. Mustered out of service 
March 30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Robert Herman Fick Dora 

S„n of Mr. and Mrs. William Fick 
Ent.iiJ -iui. , ImU, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
wortli. -. ( : I, Mi-l.rr.-d to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas s- 111. ml,, I IMKi. Member of Headquarters Co. 
3r,l (:..,,,-. \,i,ll,M Park. 



IL Fred A. Urbach Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gotthold Urbach 
Entered service September 19, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Over- 
seas June 21. 1918. Member of the 23rd Inf., 2nd 
Div. Saw active service on the St. Mihiel and Cham- 
pagne sectors. Wounded October 3, 1918. Mustered 
out of service March 29, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. August C. Albright Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Albright 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Norfolk. Va. to Camp 
Robinson. Wis, Overseas August 18. 1918. Corporal, 
Co. 8, 7th Div., Field Artillery. 

13. George A. Etzell, Jr Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Etzell 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Sheridan, 
Ala. Member of Co. M, 4fith Infantry. 

14. Hugh R. Etzell Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Etzell 
Entered service November 13, 1909; went to Nor- 
folk, Va.; transferred to the battleship Minnesota; 
served four years; re-enlisted and entered the New- 
port, R. I. Torpedo School. Served on the U. S. 
S. H2 as chief gunners mate. Received a second 
honorable discharge at Key West and re-enlisted at 
San Pedro, Cal,, January 29, 1918 and is serving 



U. 



S. R18. 



15. Charles G. Chaffee Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Chaffee 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa. Overseas. Sergeant. Co. F. 313lh 
Engineers. 

16. Ross J. Chaffee Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Chafjce 
Entered service July, 1918: went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August, 1918. Member of 
Co. F. of the Pioneer Infantry. 

17. Charles J. Neu Vergas 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neu 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Member 
of Co. 261 Sanitary Train. Mustered out of service 
February 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Helmer Stensrud .... Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Stensrud 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 8, 1918. Member of 
the l.'57th Inf. Mustered out of service April 2, 1919, 
at Camp Grant, 111. 

19. Elick E. Forde Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick L. Forde 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash. ; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Member 
of Co. A, ll.4lh Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
out of service March ,5, 1919. 

20. Lewis E. Forde Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick L. Forde 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Member of Co. A. 3rd Corps. Ar- 
tilhry Park. Overseas August 28, 1918. Mustered 
out of service April 1.5, 1919. 



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1. Clarence Edwin Jacobson . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Jacobson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member 
of Co. 15 2nd Bn. Engrs. Mustered out December 
24. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



2. John A. Jacobs 

Son of Mr. an 
Entered service June, 1918, went to 
transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Ove 
ber, 1918. Corporal. Co. B, 353rd In 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 



Pelican Rapids 

Adolph Jacobs 



3. James 0. Mellum . . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mellum 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Custer. 
Mich. Member of Battery D, 41st Field Artillery. 



4. Harlan Albert James .... 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William O. James 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 



Dunn 



5. Norman A. Forsland . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Forsland 
Entered service_ June. 1918; went to Camp Gr 
transferred t 
ber 1, 1918. 



6. George Stoen . . . Norwegian Grove 

Son- of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Stoen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas September, 1918. Member of Co. D, Artillery. 



7. North Stoen 



Norwegian Grove 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Stoen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Station ; transferred to Naval Base. Hampton Roads, 
Va.. and to the U. S. S. Charleston. 2nd Class 
Fireman. Mustered out of service January 24, 1919 
at Great Lakes. 



8. John Loury Stoen . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Stoen 

Camp Cody, 



Entered 


service 


Octobe 


r. 1918; 


we 


N. M.; 


transfer 


red to 


Fort W 


nga 


Infantry 











N. M. Co. 2, 



9. John Anders Aas . . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Edward Aas 
Entered service June, 1918 at Minneapolis; trans- 
ng Camp, and to the 



U. S. Nav 



Rifle 



Rumford, 



11. Carl E. Salmonson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mrs. Ingeborg Salmonson 
Entered service April, 1917. at Minneapolis; trans- 
ferred to Ft. Riley and to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas October, 1917. Corporal, 151st Field Artillery, 
Bn. F., 42nd Div. Saw active service on the western 
front. Mustered out of service. May 10, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



12. Carl Axel Anderson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. Pro- 
moted to 2nd Lieut, of Ordnance. Instructor. Fur- 
loughed to OfTicers' Reserve of the U. S. A.. De- 
cember 28. 1918. 



13. Clifford Hagen .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chrht Hagen 
Entered service April, 1917 at Ft. Snelling ; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody and to Camp Merritt. Overseas 
July 25. 1917. Member of Co. L, 135th Infantry. 
Wounded August 6, 1918 in France. 

14. Carl Orville Kind . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Kind 

May, 1918. went to Columbus. Ohio; 



transferred to Camp Wadswoi 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July, 
C, 53rd Infantry. 



nber of Co. 



15. Melvin Madson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and .Mrs. M. O. Madson 
Entered service April, 1918, at Minneapolis; went 
to Camp Dewey; transferred to Hampton Roads, Va. 
and to U. S. S. Massachusetts. Engr. 18th Det. 



16. John Madson Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Madson 
Entered service April, 1918, at Minneapolis; went to 



17. Benjamin W. Priem . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. Fred W. Priem 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 



1918; wen 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Me 
:::amp Humphreys, Va. Overseas July, 19 
3f 8th Co. Engrs. 



18. Chester H. Priem . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. Fred W. Priem 
Entered service July, 1918: went to Cimn Gr.int 



Membe 



the 7th Co. Infa 



19. John H. W. Grunewald . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Grunewald 
Entered service July, 1918; went to South Carolina. 
Overseas August 30, 1918. Member of Co. F, Pio- 



10. Racnvald 0. Dillerude 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 



Norwegian Grove 

ton Rud 

Entered service March 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Custer, and to Camp Mer- 
ritt. Member of Co. F, 55th Engrs. Overseas July, 
1918. 



20. Robert J^me 

Son of Mr 



Toi.bert 

md Mrs. Jo: 



Scam bier 



;red service February, 1918: went to Ft. Riley; 
sferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Farrier, 16th 
Hospital Unit. Overseas November 1, 1918. 






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1. Arthur Elefson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erland Elefson 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Over- 
seas September 9, 1918. Member of Headquarters . 
Detachment, 163rd Artillery Brigade. Mustered out 
of service January 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



2. John T. Anderson 

Son of Mr. and 
Entered service June, 1 



Pelican Rapids 

Anderson 

to Camp Grant. 



11. Floyd E. Putnam . . . Pelican 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Putnam 
Entered service September, 1918 at Fort Snc 
Member of Dental Corps. Base Hospital No. 



Rapids 



October 30, 1918. 



12. Fred Tideaiand 

Son of M 
Entered service Apri 



343rd Inf. Mustered 



Knndt Tidemand 
1918; went to Camp 
o Camp Mills. N. Y. Oversc 
Member of Co. I. 352nd In 



3. Arthur Johnson Dunn 

Son of Mrs. Martha Johnson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la. ; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark. and to 
Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas June 22, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Headquarters Co. 102nd Inf. Saw active 
service on the western front. Slightly wounded in 
the Meuse-Argonne drive. Mustered out of service 
April 25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

4. Alexander B. Holt . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4rne Holt 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Fort Snelling. 



13 Oscar Tidemand Dl 

Son of Mr. Knudt Tidemand 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of Co. 20, Inf. Mustered out of service 
December 12, 1918 at Camp Grant. 



14. Joseph L. Anderson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Anderson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Over- 
seas. Member of Co. E, 110th Infantry. 



5. Hans J. M. Bakken . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bakken 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Johnston. Florida. Mem- 
ber of Co. A, 313th Engineers. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge. 



15. Nels M. Anderson . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Anderson 

George 
Oregon. 



Entered service December, 1917 at 
Wright, Wash.; transferred to Fort Si 
Overseas March 25, 1918. Member o 
Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered out . 
ruary 28, 1919 at Camp Lewis, Wash. 



f Co 



6. Henry W. Ekstam . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ekstam 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Fort Niagara, N. Y., and to Camp 
Holabird, Md. Member of Co. D, 13th Battalion 
U. S. G. Mustered out of service February, 1919 
at Camp Dodge 



HEL^ 


lER E. Berg 




Pelican 


Rapids 




Son of Mr. 


and Mrs. Ju 


ius Berg 




Enter 
Dodg 

F*ield 
1919 


ed service Sept 
, la.; transferred 
June 28, 1918. 

Artillery. Mus 
at Camp Dodge. 


•mber. 1917; went to 
to Camp Cody, N. M. 
Member of Battery D, 
ercd out of service Ap 


Camp 
Over- 
119th 
ril 2, 



8. Henry C. Olson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Olson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred to Camp Dodge. Member 
of the 34th Co.. Inf. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 18, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



16. Edward Charles Colosky, Jr. . . Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Colosky 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la. Overseas July.. 1918. Corporal. Co. I, 
351st Inf., N. A.. 88th Division. 



17. Clarence Larson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mrs. Hannah Larson 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Decatur; 
transferred to Camp Perry, Camp Paul Jones and 
to Dunwoody Institute. Served in submarine-chaser 
branch of Navy. 



18. Alva A. Adams .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of .Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Adams 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Fort Sheridan. Ala. Member of 
Co. D, 36th Battalion, U. S. G. Mustered out of 
service January 23, 1919 at Camp Grant. 



9. Thomas Sim Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sim 
Entered service July. 1917: went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Ovcr- 
snas Januarv, 1918. Served at the U. S. Camp 
Hospital No. 35, Winchester. England. 



19. Edward Erickson Dunn 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Erickson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 



Harold A. Norton . . 


. Pelican Rapids 


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fr 


nk Norton 


Entered service February. 1918; w 
la. Overseas May. 1918. Farrier 
Gun Battalion, 82nd Division. 


ent to Camp Dodge. 
Co. 321, Machine 



20. Daniel E. Erickson Dunn 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Erickson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 



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1. Jens Peder Rasmussen .... 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rasmussen 
Entered service June, 1918, on the trainin 
Meade; transferred to ship Governor Cobb, and 
ship Orchid, light tender of the 5th naval di 
Mustered out February 3. 1919, at Norfolk, Vi 



Dalton 11. SiGVART Lien Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Lien 
:-ship Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 



2. Lauritz F. Rasmussen 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hen 
Entered service April, 1918; wei 



Dalton 



went to Camp Logan 
nsferred to Plunliett, Mass. 1st Class Pett 
Ships Co., 2nd Reg., Naval Constructioi 
[n reserve. Released December 22. 1918. 



12. Adolph Lien . . . . . . . Ti 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Lien 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Gran 
transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Septet 
ber, 1918. Member of Co. A, 333rd Reg. Machii 
Gun Battalion. 



3. Conrad Irving Thompson . . Thompson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Thompson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Forrest, 



13. Oscar Leckman Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Leckman 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. Transferred. Overseas May, 1918. 
Member of Co. E. 58th Inf. Held prisoner of war 
until released December 6, 1918. 



4. John Clifford Huse Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Huse 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, 
December 14, 1918. 

5. Oscar C. Carlson Tumuli 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs'. C. G. Anderson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge; 
transferred to Camp Grant and to Camp Humphreys. 
Corporal, Co. D. Engrs. Overseas October. 1918. 
Mustered out January 1919, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

6. Edward Berg Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Berg 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge; transferred to Camp Pike, and 4o Fort Bliss. 
With U. S. National Guard on the border. ' Member 
of Co. C, 21st Battalion. Mustered out December 
21. 1918. 

7. Martin Overgaard . . . . . St. Olaj 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Overgaard 
Entered service September. 1918; went to Fort Snell- 
ing. Member of the Clerical Detachment, State of 
Minnesota. Mustered out December, 1918, at Camp 
Dodge. 

8. Claude Stubbe Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Klause Stubbe 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes; 
transferred to New Orleans. 



14. Oscar Hille St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tiels O. Hille 

June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



15. Clifford Conrad Olson . . . Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peder Olson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
September, 1918. Member of Co. C, 333rd Machine 
Gun Battalion. 86;h Division. 



16. Arnold Johannes Hetland . . . Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Hetland 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C. Transferred. Overseas December, 1917. Mem- 
ber of Co. H, 26th Inf., 1st Div. Wounded in the 
battle of Soissons. Discharged from service January 
28, 1919. 

17. Anders Stortroen Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens A. Stortroen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Paris Island. 
S. C; transferred to Quantico, Va. Member of the 
79th Co., 6th Reg. Overseas August. 1918. Saw 
active service on the western front. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 



18. Albert Stortroen Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens A. Stortroen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Dewey, 
Great Lakes, transferred to Bay Ridge, N. Y. Was 
with the Naval Band on board the U. S. S. Matsonia. 



9. Harry Clifford Anderson . . St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Camp Dodge; 
transferred to Camp Devens. Mass. Overseas July, 
1918. Member of Co. F, 33rd Engrs. 



19. Carl Alfred Formo . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan For. 



St. Olaf 



sferred to Camp Hancock. Member of 
rovisional. Machine Gunners. Mustered 
9, 1919. 



10. Oscar Theodor Thunshille 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Thunshille 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp G: 



Tumuli 



20. Martin Benjamin Iverson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thorn 
Entered service June. 1918; went 1 






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1. Philip Robert Monson . ... St. Olaf 

Son of Mrs. Emma Monson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Rock Island 
Arsenal; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to 
Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. Promoted to 2nd Lieu- 
tenant, Field Artillery. 

2. Peder L. Nelson Dal ton 

Son of Mrs. Lars Nelson 
Entered service August, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C. ; transferred to Camp Mills, New York. Over- 
seas December 12, 1917. Driver, 161 Ambulance 
Corps. 

3. Walter Wodahl St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Larnze A. Wodahl 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III.; transferred from Camp Hancock, Ga. 
to Camp Johnson, M. T. G. Range. Overseas. Ma- 
chine Gun Co., 17 Prov., A. E. F. Mustered out 
of service January 9, 1919 at Camp Dodge 

4. Arthur Anderson Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Ole Anderson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas. Member of Co. B, 
23rd Inf., 2nd Div. Served with the Army of Occu- 

5. Guy V. Rustad Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Rustad 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
May 2. 1918. Member of Co. A, 138th Inf. Gassed 
September 24. 1918. 

6. Chester Lloyd Hanson .... Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny. CaL Overseas 
August 8. 1918. Member of Co. F, 306th Inf., 77th 



7. Sven Lancsjoen St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peder N. Langsjoen 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp 
Jackson, S. C, Fort Sill, Okla., Camp Stanley, 
Texas, Camp Taylor, Ky. 2nd Lieut. Field Artil- 
lery, E. A. 0. S. 

8. Noble J. Hatling Dalton 

. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hading 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Camp Stewart, 
El Paso. Texas; transferred from Camp Cauchesne. 
N. M. to Camp Cody, N. M. Corporal, Co. C. 9lh 
Engineers. 

9. Bennie G. Berg Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Berg 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Boston, Mass. 
Merchant Marine. Mustered out of service Decem- 
ber 21. 1918. 

10. Henry N. Johnson Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Johnson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Logan, 
111.; transferred to Glen Burnic Rifle Range, Mary- 
land. Coach at Navy Rifle Range. 2nd Seaman. 



11. Noble Rovanc . . 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
Entered service June, 1918 
St. Paul; transferred to ( 
Corporal Co. B, 77th Inf. 
January 15, 1919 at Camp 



12. Joseph Rovang 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rovan 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp 
Texas; transferred to Annapolis, Maryland. 



Tumuli 



13. Martin 0. Ronninc . . . Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Ronning 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
Illinois. Mess Sergeant. Co. 10, leist Depot Bri- 
gade. 

14. Jacob Lancsjoen Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Langsjoen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 15, 1918. Member 
of Battery F, 332nd Light Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

15. Carl Brandt Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Brandt 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. Overseas August 1918. Farrier, 313th 
M. P. Saw active service on the western front. 

16. Oscar Brandt Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Brandt 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. Overseas August. 1918. Sergeant, 
Co. E, 352nd Infantry. 

17. Anton Falla Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Falla 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal, to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. K, 306th Infantry. 

18. Edward Madson Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Madson 
Entered service September, 1918 at the University 
of Minnesota. Member of the S. A. T. C. Mus- 
tered out of service December, 1918. 

19. Clarence Oscar Bercerson . . Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Erickson 
Entered service June, 1916 at Fort Snelling ; was 
sent to the Mexican border in July, 1916 and trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody in October, 1917 and to Camp 
Merritt, in June. 1918. Overseas June 21, 1918. 
Member of Co. B, 308th Engineers. Saw active ser- 
vice in the Chateau Thierry and Argonne Forest 
drives. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

20. Ingvald Palmer Bercerson . . Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Erickson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills N. Y. Overseas August 10, 1918. Member of 
the Veterinarian Section, Hospital No. 1. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 



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1. Alfred Viger Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oh Viger 
Entered service- April, 1918; went to Camp Logan. 
Tex.; transferred to Camp Glen Bumie, Md. Sea- 
man. Released from service December 21, 1918 at 
Baltimore, Md. 

2. Ned Viger Tumuli 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. Ole Viger 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Logan. 
Tex.; transferred to Camp Glen Burnie, Md. Sea- 
man. Released from service December 21. 1918 at 
Baltimore, Md. 

3. Anton Erickson Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Ericluon 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. Tor- 
pedo Station, Newport, Philadelphia Naval Train- 
ing Station, and to Bay Ridge, New York. Rate. 
Gunner's Mate. Released from service July, 1919 
at Bay Ridge. 

4. Clarence Theodore Anderson . Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole .indcrson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M. Member of Co. 2, 163rd Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 13. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Joseph Grue Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grue 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overesas May 17, 1918. Member of 
Co. K, 1.32nd Inf., 33rd Div. Saw active service in 
the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Mustered out of ser- 
vice May 26, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

6. Peder Grue Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grue 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas 
June 19, 1918. Member of Co. B, 58th Inf. Wound- 
ed September 26, 1918 at St. Mihiel. Mustered out 
of service March 3, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Howard L. Sargeant Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, H, A. Sargeant 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Fort Oglethorpe, 
Ga. 1st Lieutenant, Base Hospital Group. Mustered 
out of service January 8, 1919 at Fort Oglethorpe. 

8. Bennie Nelson St. Olaf 

Son of Mrs. Anna M. Nelson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant. 111. Honorably discharged September 9, 1918, 
being physically unfit. 

9. Martin Leer . St. Olaf 

Son of Mrs. Keltil Leer 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 111.; 
transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas Septem- 
ber 24, 1918. Member of Co. M, 110th Inf., 28th 
Div. Saw active service with the 86th and 28th 
Division, Mustered out of service June 9, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

10. Selmer E. Risbrudt . ... St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellef Risbrudt 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
in.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas Sep- 
tember U, 1918. Member of Machine Gun Battalion 
33rd Div. Saw eighteen days of active service on 
the St. Mihiel sector. Mustered out of service May 
30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Edward Knutson St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Knutson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 29, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery C. 331st Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service February 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. ToRKEL Knutson St. Olaf 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Knutson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 24, 1918. Machine 
Gun operator with the 306th Inf. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Argonne-Meuse sector. Mustered out 
of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. John J. Moe Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Moe 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. Member of 
Battery A, 320th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
out of service April 22, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Edwin Moe Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Moe 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred from Camp Gordon, Ga. to 
Camp Hancock, Ga. Member of Base Hospital De- 
tachment. Medical Department. Mustered out of 
service February 21, 1919 at Camp Hancock, Ga. 

15. Oscar A. Johnson Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Johnson. 
Entered service February, 1918, at Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Carrutber's Aviation 
Field, to Call Aviation Field. Sergeant. Squadron 
E. Air Service. Mustered out of service January 28, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. George E. Jensen .... Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jensen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas August 16, 1918. Sergeant. Co. C. 
338th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of ser- 
vice March 17, 1919 at Camp Grant. 111. 

17. Odin Maynard Ledding . . . Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ledding 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Ov- 
erseas August 30, 1918. Member of Co. G, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Scheduled to go to the front on No- 
vember 10, 1918 in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. 
Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

18. Oscar C. Ronn Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Ronn 
Entered service November, 1915; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from El Paso to Waco, 
Texas. Member of Co. B, 8th Mtd. Engineers. 

19. Lewis Melvin Ronn Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Ronn 
Entered service May, 1917; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to a receiving ship. 
Overseas September 14, 1917. Seaman, Co. L, 1st 
Reg. Wounded at sea. Released from service No- 
vember 22, 1918 at Philadelphia. 

20. Helmer Alvin Ronn Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Ronn 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 

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1. Carl Carlson Undenvood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carhon 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, .Ark. to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas August 23. 1918. Cor- 
poral, Co. E. 312th Supply Train, 87th Div. Saw 
active service. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 
at Camp Grant. Illinois. 

2. Jens Peter Johanson . . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Johanson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 20. 1918. Member of Battery F, 332nd 
Field Artillery. 

3. Nels Christian Johanson . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Johanson 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Over- 
seas April 19, 1918. Member of Co. C. 163rd Inf. 
Mustered out of service February, 1919. 

4. Hugo Nelson Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .ilfred Nelson 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Station; transferred to Camp Dewey. Member of 
34.th Co.. 17th Reg. Sea Guards. Mustered out Jan- 
uary, 1919. 

5. Oscar A. Nilsson .... Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nilsson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of Co. D. 338th M. G. Bn. 



the 



6. Gustav a. Anderson 



Undenvood 



Son of Mrs. L. A. Anderson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Devcns. Mass. 
Overseas July II, 1918. Member of Co. A, 602nd 
Engineers. 

7. Oscar Stovern Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stovern 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas April, 1918. Member of Co. B, 139th Inf. 
Mustered out of service March 24. 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



3. LuDViG M. Roen Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mikkel Roen 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Camp Grant, 
in.; transferred to Camp Robinson. Wis. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 16, 1918. 
Member of Co. F. 332nd Field Artillery. Served 



ith 



Occupa 



9. Eddie Schachtschneider . . Undenvood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schachtschneider 



Ente 


red service September. 1917; 


went to 


Dod 


;e. la. Transferred to Camp 


Pike. Ove 


Wou 


, 1918. Member of Hdqtrs. 
nded October 30, 1918. 


Co., 102nd 



10. Otto J. H. Schachtschneider, Undenvood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schachtschneider 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Robinson, and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September, 1918. Member 
of the 6th U. S. Eng. Train., A. E. F. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 



11. Melvin Ernest Ullen Golberg, Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andre O. Golberg 



12. William Throndson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johanne 
Entered service September, 1917; 
Dodge, la. Quartermaster Corps. 



. Underwood 

Throndson 



13. Olaf Bjornstad Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars .Bjornstad 
Entered service October, 1918. Transferred to U. 
S. Army Base Hospital on account of illness. Trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Mustered out of ser- 
vice November 20, 1918. 



14. Julius Selvin Bjornstad . . Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Bjornstad 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus. Ohio; 
transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of Co. M, 54th Infantry. 

15. Andrew Julius Johnson . . Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas. 
Member of the 33rd Inf. Served with the Army of 
Occupation. 

16. Louis Melvin Johnson . . . Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson 
Entered service Ju 



17. Tonnes K. Haukebo 



Sverdrup 



Entered 
worth. S. 
seas Septi 



July, 
ransfei 
1918. 



Nekolina Haukebo 

1918; went to Camp Wads- 
■ed to Camp Hill. Va. Over- 
Member of Co. A. 3rd Corps, 



18. Andreas Haukebo Sverdrup 

Nearest Relative, Anton Haukebo 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas, and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July 20, 1918. Wounded No- 
vember 2, 1918. Member of Co. C, 359th Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service May 22, 1919 at Fort Snelling. 



19. Arthur Hanson .... Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Hanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Ohio; transferred to Camp Wadsworth. S. C. 
Overseas July 13, 1918. Member of Co. E, 6th Sup- 
ply Train. 

20. Herman Hanson .... Tordenskjold 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Hanson 



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1. Odin Gunderson Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Gunderson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark. Over- 
seas July 13, 1918. Wagoner, Co. F. 2nd Div., 
Inf. Served with the Army of Occupation. 



2. Albert Gerhard Gunderson, Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Gunderson 
Entered service April 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Overseas. Member of Co. H, 35th Div.. Inf. 
Saw active service on the western front. Gassed. 
Mustered out of service February 15, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

3. John 0. Aune Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Aune 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
Illinois; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas Septe " ' ' " 



nber 1^ 
318th Inf.. in Fr 
Battery B. 3Uth Field A 



1918. Joined the 80th Di' 



Lat. 



4. Otto Cornelius Kolstad . . . Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Kolstad 



Entered service Febru 
Dodge, la. ; transferred 
Va. Member of Veter 



y, 1918; went t. 
Camp Hill, Newpo 



5. Fred T. Mortensen 



Underwood 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mortensen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Ov- 
erseas July 15, 1918. Member of Co. E. 322nd Inf. 
Mustered out of service March 1, 1919 at Camp 

6. Carl J. Moen Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Moen 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
Illinois; entered Officers' Training School. 1 C. 0. 
T. C. Co. 4, 3rd Battalion. Mustered out of ser- 
vice November 30, 1918 at Camp Grant. 



7. Johnny Ludvick Winslow 



Underwood 



Son of Mr. and .Mrs. Mis Winslow 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis,' 
Washington; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. 
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas. Member of Co. M. 
322nd Infantry. 



8. Edward Rovelstad Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rovelstad 

Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 

N. M. ; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member 



Co. 






nber 13, 



9. Carl Rovelstad . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs 
Entered 



H. Rovelstad 
■vice October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
jmber of the 6lh CasuaL Mustered out 
November 16, 1918 at Camp Cody. 



10. Selvin a. Arneson 

Son of Mr. and Mr 



Sverdrup 



,rd .4rneson 

Entered service October, 1918: went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member 
of Co. A, 366th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered 
out of service December 13. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



Underwood 



11. Theodore I. Grina .... Underwood 

Son of Mr. Her Grina 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Overseas September. 1918. Member of Co. A 
7th Infantry. 3rd Division. Saw active service with 
the Army of Occupation. 

12. Harry A. Laughlin Maine 

Son of Mrs. Ole H. Larson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
ip Logan. Texas to Camp 
of Co. E, 57th Infantry. 

13. Thomas T. Larson .... Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole H. Larson 
Entered service .May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington; transferred to Camp Kearny. CaL Cor- 
poral. Headquarters Co., 82nd Inf. Mustered out 
of service at Camp Kearny, Cal., December 13. 1918. 



14. Martin Oliver Ness 

Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Hill. Virginia. 
Overseas August 28, 1918. Wagoner. Co. A. 3rd 
Corps, Artillery Park. Mustered out of service April 
15, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Thorwald Johnson .... Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson 
Entered service April,^ 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas 
June 20, 1918. Saw active service at St. Mihiel and 
on the Meuse-Argonne front. Corporal, Co. B, 
358th Inf., 90th Div.. A. E. F. Mustered out of ser- 
vice June 14, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Lauris N. Halvorson . . . Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H Halvorson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas and to New 
York. Overseas June 14, 1918. Member of Co G 
360th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active service at St. Mi- 
hiel and on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered 
out of service June 14, 1919 at Camp Dodge, 



17, Carl Gilbertson Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Moen 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Pike Ark to 
Camp Greene, N. C. and to Camp Merritt, N. J. Ov- 
erseas May 31, 1918. Wagoner, Co. B, 4th Division. 
Saw active service on the Vesle, St. Mihiel and 
Meuse-Argonne sectors. Mustered out of service 
August 3, 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 

18. Selvin Beckman Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Beckman 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va Ov- 
erseas August 30, 1918. Member of Co. G, 3rd Inf. 



Sverdrup 19. Carl Frederick Olson 



Undenvood 

lip Wads- 
18, 1918. 



Entered service July, 1918; 

worth, S. C. Overseas SepI 

her of Co. A. 3rd Corps Artillery Park. Mustered 

out of service April 15, 1919 at Ca: 

20. Carl Torvik .... 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Torvik 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Jeffersor 
Barracks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Hancock. N. J 
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.. and to Camp Dodge 
la. Corporal. Co. A. Ordnance Corps. Musteret 
out of service June 16. 1919 al Camp Dodge. 



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1. Oscar 0. Sande Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Sande 
Entered service April. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas 
July 19, 1918. Member of Co. A, 1st Inf. Saw 
active service on the St. Mihiel sector. 

2. Hardy F. Olsen Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nils Olsen 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Fort Stev- 
ens, Oregon ; transferred to Camp Eustis. Va. Mem- 
ber of Headquarters Co., 27th Artillery, C. A. C. 
Mustered out of service December 24. 1918 at Camp 

3. SiGRUD 0. Hagen Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole E. Hagen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
la.; transferred to Camp Taylor, Ky. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, August 31, 1918 at Camp Taylor. 
Mustered out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp 
Jackson, S. C. 

4. HjALMER M. Gronner . . . Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gronner 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Barron 
Field, Fort Worth, Texas with the Royal Flying 
Corps of Canada; assigned to the 707th Squadron, 
U. S. A.; transferred to University of Texas; grad- 
uated from the School of Radio and attached to the 
5th Radio Detachment, Ellington Field. Texas. Mus- 
tered out of service April 3, 1919 at Houston. Te^as. 

5. Arthur Edgar Evenson . . . Underwood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Evenson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to j3frerson 
Barracks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Custer, Mich, 
and to Taliaferro Field, Texas. Clerk. Flying School 
Detachment, Taliaferro Field. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 25, 1919 at Camp Hicks, Texas. 

6. Edwin Olai Randall .... Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Randall 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Kelly Field. Texas, 
Springfield, Mass. and to Ellington Field, Texas. 
Top Sergeant, Flying School Detachment. Mustered 
out of service June 30, 1919 at Ellington Field. 

7. Edwin Kittleson Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. .4. Kittleson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A, Artillery. 
Saw active service on the Argonne-Meuse sector. 
Mustered out of service August 4. 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

8. Daniel E. Moen Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick H. Moen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A, Artillery. 
Saw active service in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. 
Mustered out of service August 4, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

9. Edwin E. Moen Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eri<-k H. Moen 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to 
Camp Laurel, Md. Overseas June 29, 1918. Mus- 
tered out of service July 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Orvey Millard Hoff . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henrik C. Hoff 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to New Orleans. La.. Pic- 
ron, Ark. and to Camp Beauregard, La. Member 
of Co. C, 35th Battalion U. S. Guards. Mustered 
out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp Beaure- 



11. Elmer C. Hoff .... Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henrik C. Hoff 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Sergeant, Headquarters Co. .Mustered out of 
service February 17, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

12. William H. Tostenson . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Tostenson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas August 11, 1918. Member 
of Co. H, 128th Inf., 32nd Div. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Argonne-Meuse and Verdun sectors. 
Mustered out of service May 18, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

13. George Theodore Tostenson, Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Tostenson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 17, 1918. Member 
of Battery B, 332nd Field Artillery. Mustered out 
of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

14. Walter H. .Tenson . . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peder Jenson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to New 
Jersey: Overseas June 19. 1918. Member of Co. A. 
357th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active service at St. Mi- 
hiel. Mustered out of service April 22, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

15. Albin Emil Jenson . . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Pcder Jenson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Sergeant, Headquarters Co.. 60th Pio- 
neer Inf. Mustered out of service January 11. 1919 
at Camp Grant, 111. 



16. Gilman G. Eastman 

Son of Mr. and M, 
Entered service September, 






1917; w 
amp Cody, 
Mustered c 



Dodge, I 

ber of 

January 8, 1919. 

17. Albert J. Eastman ..... Amor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Eastman 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Mem- 
ber of 3rd Battalion, 54th Pioneer Inf. Overseas. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 

18. Lawrence Breitenbauch .... Amor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Breitenbauch 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa; transferred from Leavenworth. Kan. to 
Camp Humphreys. Va. Overseas July 13, 1918. Ser- 
geant, Co. H. 116th Inf.. 29th Division. 

19. Levi Lee Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Lee 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
September 8, 1918. Member of Co. G, 342nd Inf.. 
86th Div. Mustered out of service July 20, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



20. Conrad Lee 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew /.ee 
Entered service June. 1918. went to Camp Gr 
111.; transferred to Cnmp I'pl,.,,, \. Y. Over 
September 8. 1918. Mr,„l,. , .,l ( ,, H. 35Uh I 
89th Div. Saw activr -. n m . ,l \ . nl,,,,. Woun 



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1. Albin J. Nelson Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Norfolk, Va., to the 
U. S. S. Illinois and to the U. S. S. Imperator. 
Rate, Machinist's Mate. Served on the U. S. S. 
Imperator, Transport Service, between Brest, France 
and New York. 

2. Argyll Wendell Peterson . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Peterson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the Pharmacists' 
Mate School, Naval Operating Base. Hampton Roads, 
Va. Member of Co. A, 6th Reg. Hospital Corps. 

3. Donald Robert Hinkston . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hinkston 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Dunwoody 
Naval Training Station; transferred to the U. S. 
Naval Radio School, Mass. Radio Electrician, L. 
C. R. Released from service February 17, 1919 at 
Cambridge, Mass. 

4. Melvin Elmer Hinkston .. Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs E. W. Hinkston 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Naval Radio School, 
Mass.. U. S. S. Rhode Island. U. S. S. Lake Edon, 
S. S. River Orontes, U. S. S. Rathburne, and to the 
U. S. S. Millard. U. S. Naval Radio Electrician, 
2nd C. Saw Trans-Atlantic service and coast trade 
service in European waters in the summer of 1918. 
Released from service July 26, 1919 at New York. 

5. Melvin E. Cram .... Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Cram 
Entered service July. 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Naval Training Station. Rate, 1st C. Signalman. 
Released from service January, 1919 at Great Lakes 
but subject to call for four years. 

6. Ithiel W. Cram Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Cram 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Paris Island. 
Quantico, Va. Overseas August, 1918. Rifleman, 
7Bth Co., 6th Corps, Marines. Saw active service. 
Wounded and gassed. Released from service June 
10, 1919 at Quantico, Va. 

7. GuSTAV Dalseg Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nils Dalseg 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate. N. M. Mem- 
ber of Co. I, 388th Inf.; transferred to Ordnance 
Corps. Mustered out of service May 7, 1919 at 
Fort 'Wingate. 



8. Joseph Sydney Peterson 



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Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Peterson 
Entered service October, 1918 in the S. A. T. C. 
at the University of Minnesota. Member of Co. 10, 
1st Reg. Inf. Mustered out of service December 
18, 1918 at Minneapolis. 

9. Clarence Moses Battle Li 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4. Moses 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Washington, D. C. Mem- 
ber of Engineering Corps. Overseas May 31, 1918. 
Mustered out of service June 13. 1919 at Camp 
Mills, N. Y. 

10. Ole Ecner Thorstenson . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thorstenson 
Entered service May, 1917; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. Kansas 
to Norfolk, Va. and to the U. S. S. Westgate. Rate, 
Carpenter's Mate, 2nd Class Saw active service from 
June. 1918 to August, 1919, making four trips ov- 
erseas. Injured while on board ship. Released from 
service August 11, 1919 at Minneapolis. 



11. Edwin Marheine .... Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Marheine 
Entered service November, 1917; went to the Great 



12. Charles Alfred Mecgitt . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. George T. Meggilt 
Entered service September, 1917; went to the Mar- 



13. Wilbur Erastus Ellis . . . Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ellis 
Entered service August. 1918: went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred from Camp Hancock, Ga. to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa. Member of Co. M. Machine Gun 
Battalion. Mustered out of service February 28, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Matt Leo Mauala .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Maijala 
Entered service November 1918; went to Camp For- 



15. MiLO H. Barnhard .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Barnhard 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp Mc 
Arthur, Texas; transferred from Camp Merritt,' N. 
Y. to Camp Grant, 111. Member of Co. B, 161st 
Depot Brigade, Quartermaster Corps, Inf. Mustered 
out of service December 21, 1918 at Camp Grant. 

16. Olaf M. Hagen Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hagen 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Ov- 
erseas September 12, 1918. Member of Co. B, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

17. Carl Johnson Girard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans J. Johnson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Fort 
Wright, Wash.; transferred to Camp Mc Arthur, 
Texas, Kelly Field, Camp Greene. N. C, Camp Mor- 
rison, Va., and Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 
8, 1918. Transferred from the 12th Corps Construc- 
tion Co. to Sign.ll Corps, Aviation and to the 242nd 
M. C. Co., 2l5t Battalion. Mustered out of service 
June 25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Leon Irving Gilbert . . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Gilbert 

1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
August 28. 1918. Corporal, Co. D, 



la. Ove 

352nd Inf. Saw 

Mustered 

Dodge. 



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19. Helmer B. Hanson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hanson. 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Robin- 
son. Wis.: transferred to Camp Grant, 111. Corporal, 
Co. C. 333rd Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered out 
of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 

20. Clyde Leroy Fletcher . . . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fletcher 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 






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1. Walter Maynard Johnson . Battle Lake 11. Dewey Leonard Olson . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Johnson Son of Mr. and Mrs. Pelter Olson 

St. Paul, October, 1918. Mem- Entered service September. 1918 at Minneapolis. 



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2. Harry S. Tesdall 1 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. .4. Tesdall 
Entered service May, 1918, went to Camp Lew 
Wash. Member of Battery A, 37th Field Artille: 
Mustered out of service February 5^ 1919. 



3. Roy Wallace Johnston .... Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johnston 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
transferred to Camp Robinson. Overseas September. 
1918. Member of Battery F, Light Field Artillery. 



4. Thaddeus Chasner Hyatt . . . Girard 

Son of Mr., and Mr.i. John E. Hyatt 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport News. Va. 
Overseas August 29, 1918. Member of Co. B, 3rd 
Pioneers. 



5. Edwin M. Askerooth . . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mons .iskerooth 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Paris Island, 
S. C; transferred to Quantico. Va. Overseas Oc- 
tober 1, 1918. Member of the 13th Reg. Co. E. 



6. Lyman Elroy Murdock .... Girard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Murdock 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Robinson and Camp Mills 
N. Y. Overseas September 17. 1918. Member of 
the 333rd Reg. Field Artillery. Mustered out Jan- 
uary 19. 1919 at Camp Grant. 



7. Selmer Florteen Severson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole P. Sever 
Entered service July, 1918. went to the G 
Training Station; tran 
Va. and to the U. S 
Fireman. Made four 
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12. Marion Sumpter Bullock . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bullock 
Entered service May. 1918, went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny. Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Member of Co. C. 158th. M. 
G. C. Overseas September 5, 1918. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 



13. Oliver A. Larson . 

Son of Mr. and Mn 
Entered service July, 1918, 



Battle Lake 



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14. Leonard M. Larson . . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Larson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Camp; transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. 



15. Sam Sanda Giro 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sanda 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to American University at Washing- 
ton, D. C. Overseas May, 1918. Member of the 45th 
Co.. 20th Engrs. 



16. Jason Raymond Fletcher . . . Girard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fletcher 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Camp Greene, 
N. C; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y.. and to 
Camp Lcnofly. N. J. Overseas December, 1918. 
Corporal. Co. A. 337th Inf., 85th Division. 

17. Oscar Stonewall Morrau . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nets Morrau 
Entered service May, 1917, went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Fremont. Cal. Over- 
seas. Member of Co. H, 13th U. S. R., Infantry. 



8. Carl J. Tiller Battle Lake 

Son of Mrs. Christine Tiller 
Entered service September, 1918; went to School of 
Navigation at Chicago; transferred to S. S. Lake 
Fostoria. 2nd Mate, Merchant Marine S. S. Lake 



9. 


Rudolph Albin Olson . . . Battle Lakt 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fetter Olson 




Entered service August, 1918 at University of Min- 
nesota, transferred to Ordnance Camp. Penninan, 
Va. Member of Co. C. Ordnance Camp. 


10 


Clarence S. Olson .... Battle Lake 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fetter Olson 




Entered service July. 1918. went to Spartanburg 
S. C. Overseas August, 1918. Member of Co. C, 



18. Harley Olson Battle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otson 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Great Lak 
III.; transferred to Dunwoodv Inst.. Minneapolis, a 
to Radio School. Mass. Rank. 2-Class. R. 0., 
S. S. Calhoun. 

19. Carl Ranstad Battle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ranstad 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Gra 
111; transferred to Camp .Mills. N. Y. Member 

20. Albert Ranstad Battle 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ranstad 
Entered service July, 19)8; went to Camp Wac 
worth. S. C. Overseas. Member of Co. C, Infanti 



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1. Bernard A. Olson Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson 
Entered service April, 1918: went to Camp Dodge. 
la.; transferred to Camp Mc.\rthur. Texas. Corporal. 
Medical Corps, Base Hospital, Waco, Texas. Mus- 
tered out of service February. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

2. Emil John Olson Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Constitution to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas September 17, 1918. 
Member of Co. 67, Coast Artillery. Mustered out of 
service March 20, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

3. MoNRAD Peder Olson .... Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson 
Entered service January, 1918: went to Camp John- 
ston, Fla.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas April, 1918. 2nd Lieutenant. Quartermaster 
Corps, A. E. F. Saw active service on the Argonne- 
Meuse drive from October 5th to November 11th. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 

4. Peter Sorheim Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sorheim 
Entered service January, 1917; went to Jacksonville, 
Fla. Overseas June. 1918. Member of the Remount 
Squadron. Saw one year of service in France. Mus- 
tered out of service June. 1919. 

5. Martin Moen Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Moen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas. Member of the 4th Pio- 
neer Infantry. Mustered out of service July, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

6. Olaf Bakken Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bakken 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Ga. Member of the 19:h Engineers. Prov. Co. 
Mustered out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

7. Paulus Bakken Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bakken 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas April, 1918. Saw active service with the 77th 
Division at Argonne and Chateau Thierry. Mustered 
out of service May 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Charles M. Hoff Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hogan Monson 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Camp Johns- 
ton, Fla.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas April .30, 1918. Member of the Remount Squad- 
ron, A. E. F. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

9. Carl R. Nyberg Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nethim Nyberg 
Entered service December. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Gordon. Ga. to 
Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas April. 1918. Corporal. 
Co. B, 326th Inf., 82nd Div. Saw active service at 
Argonne-Meuse. Toul and Marbacke. Mustered out 
of service June, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Fred J. Olson Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Olson 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Fort Leaven- 
worth. Kan.; transferred to Camp Meade, Md. Ov- 
erseas July. 1918. Member of Co. 321 and trans- 
ferred to Co. 304 Field Signal Corps. Saw active 
service at Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel. Gassed at 
St. Mihiel. Mustered out of service July 26, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



11. Henry H. Kalvik Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Kalvik 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo. ; transferred from Fort Constitution to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas October 8, 1918. Bug- 
ler, 1st C. Co. B. 73rd Coast Artillery. Mustered out 
of service January 15. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



12. George A. Langness 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Juliu 
Entered service July, 1918; went 



Nidaros 



Va. Overseas August, 1918. Corporal. 3rd Pioneei 
Inf. Saw active service in the Argonne-Meuse drive 
Mustered out of service August, 1919 at Camp Dodge 



13. Cleveland W. Langness . . . Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Langness 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Member of the 88th Spruce Squadron. Mus- 
tered out of service January, 1919 at Camp Lewis. 

14. Henry J. Lanclie .... Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gunder Langlle 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Pike, Ark. to- 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas September 1, 1918. 
Member of Co. F, 348th Inf. Mustered out of ser- 
vice July 22, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

1.5. Carl S. Anderson .... Eagle Lake 

Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Funs- 
ton, Kan.; transferred from Camp Shelby. Miss, to 
Camp Mills N. Y. Overseas October, 1918. Cor- 
poral, 154th Field Artillery, 79th Div. Mustered out 



16. Henry Woldahl . . . . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Woldahl 

r, '1917; went to Camp Lewis, 



nsfe 



Entered 
Wash.; 
seas May 23 
"Pershing's C 
at the Marne 



1 to Camp Greene, N. 
8. Member of Co. L, 39th Inf. 
44th Div. Wounded July 9. 1918 



17. Alfred E. Lundberg . . . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4ndrew Lundberg 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal, and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August, 3. I9I8. Mem- 
ber of Co. F. 128th Inf., 32nd Div. Wounded. 
October 6. 1918 at Verdun. Mustered out of service 
April 2, 1919 at Fort Snelling. 

18. Olaf John Thorpe . . . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole O. Thorpe 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Vancouver 
Barracks, Wash.; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. 
Overseas May. 1918. Corporal, 318th Eng.. 6th Div. 
Mustered out of service July, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. John Nycklemo .... Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nycklemo 



Entered service May, 1918: 


went to Camp Logan 


Texas: transferred to Detro 


t. Mich. Carpenter 


2nd C; Co. E, Isl Regiment. 


Mustered out of ser 


vice June 26. 1919 at Octroi 


, Mich. 



20. Henry Nycklemo .... Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and ^/,^. /■„„/ V,, Ur„,„ 
Entered service May. I'llll: u,„i i,, (. ,,,,,, I,,.. an. 



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1. HjALMER L. LiNDGREN .... CUthe. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs, Herman Lindgren 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington ; transferred to Camp Meigs. Washington, 
D. C. and to a camp in New Jersey. Overseas Sep- 
tember, 1918. Member of Quartermaster Corps. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 



2. Victor Leonard Lundin . . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Lundin 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. 
Overseas September 22, 1918. Member of Co. E, 57th 
Pioneer Infantry. 

3. Lauritz Borgos Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Borgos 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. 
Overseas September 13, 1918. Member of the 3rd 
Pioneer Infantry, Medical Corps. 

4. Paul A. Cheever Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cheever 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Metuchen, N. J. and to Newport 
News, Va. Member of Ordnance Department. 

5. Anton C. Lundby Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lundby 
Entered service July, 1917 at Fort Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Fort Riley, Kan. Overseas October, 1917. 
Corporal, Battery D, 151st Field Artillery, 42nd Div. 

carat to Meuse-Sedan, taking part in twenty-seven 
engagements. During one of these engagements he 
was gassed. Mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, 
May 10, 1919. 

6. Hans Nelson . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Soren Nelson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Greene, N. C. Overseas May 25, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. H, 47th Inf. Saw active service on the 
western front. Gassed at Verdun, 

7. Clifford Arthur Loken . . . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Loken 
Entered service April, 1917; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. Col- 
umbia, Newport, R. I. and to the U. S. S. Virginia. 
1st C. Musician. 

8. Andrew F. Hokanson .... Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs Peter Hokanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. 
to Long Island. Overseas August, 1918. Member 
of Co. 125, 32nd Infantry. 

9. Eddie 0. Edstrom .... Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edstrom 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred from Camp Meade, Maryland 
to Camp Humphreys, Va. Overseas July 4. 1918. 
Member of the 9th Co. Transportation Corps. 

10. Nels Julius Farden . . . Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Knute Farden 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Custer to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas July 10, 1918. Member 
of Co. E. 55th -Engineers. 



11. William Sidney Gustafson . . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gustafson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas August, 1918. Member 
of Co. I, 308th Infantry. 



12. Frithjof Johnson .... Eagle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member of 
the 366th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of 
service January 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Eagle Lake 



13. Henry Ludvig Thompson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Halvor Thompson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh. Pa.; 
transferred from New York Field No. 2 to Don- 
caster, England. Overseas July 10. 1918. Corporal, 
3I8lh Aero Squadron. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 20, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

14. DiDRiCK M. Johnson .... Clither 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Aviation 
Camp, Waco, Texas; transferred to Camp Eustis, Va. 
Member of the 22nd Balloon Co., Aviation. Honor- 
ably discharged from service at Camp Funston, Kan- 
sas, Feliruary U, 1919. 



15. Carl 0. Stromberc .... Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stromberg 





Cody, N. M 
Mustered out 
Dodge. 


ce October 21, 1918; 
; transferred to Camp 
of service December 13, 


went to Camp 
Dodge. Iowa. 
1918 at Camp 


16 


Henry M 


4RVIN Larson . 


. Clitherall 




Son 


/ Mr. and Mrs. Albert 


Larsen 




Entered service March, 1918; went to 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 11, 1918. 
B, 118th Inf. Mustered out of scr 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 


Camp Dodge, 
. and to Camp 

Corporal. Co. 
vice April 10, 


17 


Philip Nickolaie Aune . 


. Eagle Lake 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. .-, 


une 




Entered serv 
worth, S. C. 
Overseas Sept 
neer Infantry 


ce July, 1918; went to 

transferred to Camp S 

mber 12, I9I8. Member 


Camp Wads- 
tuart, Virginia, 
of the 3rd Pio- 


18 


. Arvid H. 


Larson 


. Eagle Lake 




Son 


/ Mr. and Mrs. Herman 


Larson 




Entered serv 
Grant, 111. 
Mustered out 
Grant. 


ce September, 1918; went to Camp 
Member of 14th Co., Depot Brigade, 
of service December 20, 1918 at Can.p 


19 


. Oscar A. 


Hokanson . 


. Eagle Lake 



Son of Mr. an 
Entered service May 



John A. Ho 



went to Spartanburg, S. 

Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas July 

1918. Member of Co. E, 53rd Inf., 6th Div. 

V active service on the Meuse-Argonne ai'.d Vos- 

fronts. Mustered out of service June 21, 1919 

Camp Dodge. 



20. Nils 

Enter,,! 



lORK Clitherall 



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1. Eddie Albin Dahl . . . Lea/ Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dahl 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and to Camp 
Upton, New York. Overseas May 23. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. F, 129th Inf., 33rd Div. Saw active ser- 
vice on the western front. Wounded October 13. 1918. 

2. WiLHELM T. Carlson . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of .Mrs. Mathilda Carlson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Georgia; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. 
Member of Co. B, 125th Engineers. Mustered out 
of service January i, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

3. Emil M. Jacobson . . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Jacobson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
IlL; transferred to Camp Upton, New York. Over- 
seas September, 1918. Member of Co. E, 31Bth 



try. 



4. Oscar Sjoberg 



Leaf Mountain 



Son of Mrs. Sarah J. Sjoberg 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July 19, 1918. Member of Co. D, 
316lh Ammunition Train. Mustered out of service 
May 7. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Theodore Gabriel Moen . . . Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thosten Moen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
transferred to Camp Mills, New York. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of Co. 152, Aero Squadron. 



6. Olof E. Olson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellef Ols. 



Fining 



Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Ov- 
erseas May 1, 1918. Member of Co. F. 139th In- 
fantrv. 



7. Victor L. Barnack . . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Barnack 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate. N. M. Mem- 
ber of Ordnance Co. No. 1. 



8. Julius A. Holt .... Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Holt 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Ov- 
erseas July, 1918. Member of Co. A, 316th Motor 
Supply Train. 

9. Hans Holt Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Holt 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga.. and 
to Camp Mills New York. Overseas May 18, 1918. 
Member of Battery D. 319th Heavy Field Artillery. 
Saw active service on the Sl. MihicI and Argonne 
Forest sectors. 



). Peter Peterson 


Vin 


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Peterson 




Entered service July. 1918: went to Camp 


Wads- 


worth, S. C. Overseas AuguM 3(1. 1918. W 


iigoner. 


Supply Co., 3rd Pioneer Inf, Saw active 


service 


on the Argonne-Meus.' sector from S.^plembc 


r 26th 


to November 11th. Mustered out of servic 


e July 


30, 1919. 





11. Otto J. Franze 

Son of Mrs. E. 
Entered service July. 1918; 
Mich. Mustered out Janu, 
Custer. Michigan. 



12. Philip B. Franze .... 

Son of Mrs. Emma Franze 
Entered service Otcober 1918: went to 
Oglethorpe. 



rest, Ga.; transferred 
ber of the 15th Engi. 
master Corps. Mustt 
1919 at Ft. Oglethori 



red 



13. Basil Ferguson Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ferguson 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas July 6. 1918. Member of Co. K. 362nd Inf., 
91st Div. Saw active service. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 28. 1919, at Camp Dodge. 

14. Don Ferguson Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. IF. N. Ferguson 

Camp For- 
1. Co., En- 
ry, 1919 at 



Entered service October. 1918; wer 
rest, Ga. Member' of the I5th Pr 
gineers. Mustered out of service 
Camp Dodge. 



1.5. Thoney a. Floen . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Marti 



Nidaros 



Floen 
Camp Gr 



Entered service June, 1918; went t 

III,; transferred to Camp Robinson, 

of Battery B. 331st Reg. Field Artillery. Mustered 

out of service February 19, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Frank Arthur Green .... Girard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Green 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Fort Leaven- 
worth, Kan.; transferred from Kelly Field, Texas 
to Fort Houston, Texas. Supply Sergeant, Casual 
Co.. Field No. 1. Air Service. Mustered out of ser- 
vice July 2, 1918 at Fort Houston. 



17. Jesse Royal Green 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Green 

January. 1918; went to Fort Lea 



Girard 



Entered se 

worth, Kan.; tiansferred from Kelly Field, Tex 
Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas May. 1918. Corporal 
96th Aero Squadron, Air Service. Saw active ser 
vice on the Argonne, St. Mihiel. and Meuse sectors 
and with the French Bombing Squadron at Toul 
Mustered out of service May 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge 



Clitherall 

. T. C. 



18. Clifford C. Larsen ... 

Son of Mr and Mrs. Albert Lars. 
Entered service October, 1918 in the S. 
of the University of Minnesota. Muster 
service December, 1918. 

19. John Alfred Erickson . . . Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Erickson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
May. 1918. Member of Co. K. I38th Inf., 32nd 
Div. Saw active service in the lines for ninety-six 
days and in the Argonne-Meuse drive. Mustered 
out of service June, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. Clarence A. Larsen .... Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larsen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la,; transft 
to Rock Island Ai 
Battalion Art., and 



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1. Charles D. Eicher 

Son nj Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Eicher 
Entered service May, 1916; went to Jefferson 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Monroe. Va. 
geant-Major, 1st Co., Coast Artillery. 



2. Adolph Bjorge Maine 

Son of Mrs, Carrie Bjorge 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
August 1, 1918. Member of 6th Engineers. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 

3. Peter J. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barry 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wadsworth, 
S. C: transferred to Newport News. Va. Overseas 
August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A. Artillery, 3rd 
Army Corps. Mustered out of service June 24, 
1919 at Camp Mills, N. Y. 



4. David E. Barry Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barry 
Entered service April, 1918 at Dunwoody Institute, 
Minneapolis; transferred to Philadelphia. Overseas 
July 18, 1918. 2nd C, Quartermaster, Navy Aviation. 
Still in the service as a reserve. 



11. William J. Murray Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Murray 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
September 8, 1918. Member of Co. H, 343rd Inf. 
Mustered out of service May 17, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

12. Harry A. Gabriel Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gabriel 

. Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 

la. Corporal, Bakery Co. 396. Quartermaster Corps. 

Mustered out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp 

Dodge. 

13. Henry C. Erickson Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erickson 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla. 
Overseas November 4. 1918. Member of Co. 5, Auto- 
matic Replacement Detachment, Quartermaster Corps. 
Mustered out of service January 2, 1919 at Camp 



14. James A. Kelly 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Entered service September, I9I8 : 



5. John Dennis Moore 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Bartholome 
Entered service September, I9I7; v 



6. Bartholomew Moore, Jr. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bartholoi 

seas Aug 
Artillery 



Jefferson 



March, I9I8; went to 
nsferred to Portland. Maine. Over- 
1918. Member of Battery F, 72nd 
ered out of service April 17, 1919 



at Camp Grant, 111. 

7. Malcolm E. Cameron Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Cameron 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Snelling to Fort 
Brady, Mich, and to Camp Funston, Kan. Mechanic 
Co. H, 41st Inf. Mustered out of service January 
25, 1919 at Camp Funston. 



15. Arthur William Wallin . . , , At 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallin 
Entered service September. I9I8; went to Camp 
Pike, Arkansas, Central Officers' Training School. 
Member of Co. 2, 3rd Battalion, Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 10, 1918 at Camp Pike. 

16. Herbert Everett Putnam . . , At. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Herbert A. Putnam 



d service in October, 1918 


in the S. 


University of Minnesota. 


Member 


»g. Int. Mustered out of s 


rvice Dec 


at the University Armory. 





17. Arnold Edward Kaiser 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fr, 
Entered service October 21. 191: 
M. Mustered out of service a 
December 28. 1918. 



8. Arthur T. Christenson . . . . M 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 0. Christenson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody 
N. M. ; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member o 
Casual Detachment No. 3, Depot Brigade. Musterei 
out of service December 14, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



18. Arvid J. Murk Amor 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, Andrew G. Murk 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 



9. Clifford H. Bjorklund .... Mai 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans 0. Bjorklund 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 



Dodge. la.; transferred 
her of 349th Inf. Tram 
pany, 8Bth Div. Overse 



Camp Upton, N. Y. Mc 
rred to Machine Gun Com- 
August 1.5. 1918. 



19. Raynold Groth Amor 

Son of Mrs. Ida Groth 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of Co. No. 62, Motor Ambubnce, Med- 
ical Dcpt. Mustered out of service March 1.5. 1919 
at Camp Grant. Illinois. 



10. Bert 0. Lien . 

Son of Mr. c 
Entered service Septe 



Amor 20. Edwin C. Loveland 

Son of Mr. and Vm. 
imp Entered service Sejilf tnln r 

cm- Lewis. Wash. Oversea- li(l> 

of tery A, of the 34Sth 1]. 1,1 \ 

of service April 20, 1919 al I 



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1. Atlee S. Barnett Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Bamett 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la. ; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to 
Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas May. 1918. Member 
of Co. E, 129th Inf., 65th Brigade, 33rd Div. Served 
on the Albert and Verdun sectors and took part in 
the Argonne Forest, Meuse and St. Mihiel drives. 
Gassed. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

2. Lloyd W. Schultz .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav .4. Schuln 

June, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 



11. Alfred M. Peterson 



sferred fron 



r.-icks, Mo. 

Fort DeStains, France. Overseas September 25. 
1918. Member of Battery 48, 6th Anti-aircraft, 
Coast Artillery. Mustered out of service February 
22, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

3. Wallace Grant Ripley . . . Otter Tail 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ripley 
Entered service October, 1918: went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member 
of Co. I, 388th Inf. Transferred later to Machine 
Gun Battery. Mustered out of service at Camp Dodge, 
December 10, 1918. 

4. Arthur Cornelius Bundy . . Otter Tail 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Phineas Bundy 

Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 

Iowa. Overseas July, 1918. Sergeant, Co. 527th 

Engineers. Took part in the Argonne Forest drive. 



5. Lawrence E. Rieman . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willian 
Entered service April, 1918; went 
Camp Travis 



Camp Dodge. 






la.; transferred fron 

Mills N. Y. Overseas June 23, 1918. Membc 
Co. B, 360th Inf.. 9Dth Div. Saw active service or 
the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne sectors. Mus 
tered out of service June 14. 1919 at Camp Dodge 



6. George E. Gleesing 

of Mr. and Mrs 
rvice February, 1918; w 
transferred to Camp Logi 



. . Otter Tail 

H. Gleesing 



Entered ! 

Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and 

lo Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas May 16, 1918. 

Member of Co. A, 132nd Inf. Wounded July 4, on 

the Somme front. Mustered out of service at Fort 

Snelling. 

7. Rudolph Allen Holmgren . . . Amor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sven Holmgren 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111. ; transferred to Camp Hancock, Georgia. 
Member of Co. M, M. G. T. C. Mustered out of 
service February 28. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Joseph F. Eifert, Jr. . . . Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eifert 
Entered service October, 1918 in the S. A. T. C. 
at Jamestown. North Dakota. Mustered out of ser- 
vice December 12. 1918, at Jamestown. 

9. Clayton T. Morrow . . . Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William_ Morrow 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Fort Riley; 



isferred from C 
, N. Y. Over, 
Medical Detacl 



Gran 

June 15, 1918. M, 
It of the 32nd Engin 



10. Clarence W. Peterson . . . . A 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Peterson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Mer 
ritt, N. J. Overseas April 21, 1918. Served in tht 
S. O. S. of the Signal Corps. Corporal, 37th Ser 



in. Overseas August, 1918. Member of Ambulance 
Corps of the 86th Division. 

12. Eddie E. Martin Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .i. R. Martin 
Entered service April, 1916 at the Great Lakes 



13. Ronnie C. Martin .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4. R. Martin 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Harris Is- 
land. S. C; transferred to Quantico, Va. Member 
of Co. 79, 6th Reg. Marines. Overseas June 29, 
1918. Saw active service in France. Wounded Oc- 
tober 29. 1918. Served with the Army of Occupa- 



14. Ernest H. Dreyer Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and .Mrs. Ernest Dreyer 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Ov- 
erseas May 10, 1918. Member of Co. D, 129th Inf. 
Saw active service at Somme, Albert. Verdun and 
Argonne fronts. Wounded October 5, 1918 in the 
Argonne drive. Mustered out of service April 30, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



1.5. William Dreyer . 

Son of Mr. and Mr 



itered service June 

Overseas Sepler 

311th Engineers. 

1919 at Camp Gr 



iber 9, 1918. 



at, 111. 



Otter Tail 



MP Grant. 
;r of Co. 
rvice July 



16. Olie Kliven Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Kliven 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Camp McArthur, 
Texas. Member of Provost Guard. Mustered out 
of service March 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Alvin Louis Schultz . . . Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Schultz 
Entered service October. 1918; we 
rest, Ga. Member of the 21st Pr 
Engineers. Mustered out of servici 
at Camp Dodge. 

18. Paul J. Hillcoska .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hillcoska 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Ov- 
erseas June 16. 1918. Member of Co. K, 324th 
Inf.. 81st Div. Saw active service on the Meuse- 
Argonne, St. Mihiel, Bellevue Woods, and St. Dier 
fronts. Mustered out of service June 27, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



Battalion, 
ry 7. 1919 



Otter Tail 



19. Wellington Marion Hanson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hanson 
Entered service May, I9I8; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Member 
of Co. K, 362nd Inf. Saw active service in the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive. Wounded September 29th. 
in the Argonne Forest drive. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. George H. Lueders .... Otter Tail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Lueders 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred from Camp Devcns lo Camp 
Upton. N. Y. Overseas April 24. 1918. Member 
of Co. A, 304th Field Artillery. Saw active service 
on the Vosges, Vesle-Aisne and Argonne-Meuse 
fronts. Mustered out of service June 30. 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 






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1. Palmer Jorud Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Jorud 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. 
Overseas September 15, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd 
Pioneer Infantry. 

2. Floyd M. Jensen Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jensen 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Fort Leav- 
enworth, Kan.; transferred from Kelly Field, Texas 
to Fort Omaha, Neb. Overseas July, 1918. Mem- 
ber of the 15th Balloon Co., Aviation. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 

3. Bernard Marion Thompson . . Henning 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Anton Thompson 
Entered service Julv, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Riley. Kan. to 
Camp Funston, Kan. Overseas May. 1918. First 
aid man. Sanitary Detachment, 356th Inf., 89th Div. 
Served with the Army of Occupation. 

4. Elmer D. Huffman Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Huffman 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Vancouver 
Barracks. Wash. Served in the U. S. Air Service. 
Mustered out of service January 20, 1919. 

5. Arvid Boline Henning 

Son of Mrs. Anna Boline 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to the American University. 
Washington, D. C. Overseas May 10, 1918. Member 
of Co. 12, 20th Reg. Engineers. Mustered out of 
service June 2, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

6. Oscar Carl Christenson . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole A. Christenson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 16, 1918. Drug dis- 
penser. Medical Department, 351st Inf.. 88th Div. 
Saw active service on the Alsace and Haute-Marae 
sectors. Mustered out of service June 6. 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



7. Charles H. Shelton 

Son of Mr. William Shell 
Entered service Decemb 



Henning 



r, 1917; 


went 


to Fort Baker, 


nsferred 


n Fn 


rt Mills, N. Y. 


Sergeant 


Co. 


17, Coast Ar- 



3. Fritz D. Van Ohlen .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Ohlen 
Entered service August, 1918; went on board the 
receiving ship, U. S. S. Meade, Boston, Mass.; 
■ transferred to Naval Base, Norfolk. Va. Seaman, 
Merchant Marine. Saw active service on merchant 
ships in the coastwise service. Mustered out March 
10, 1919 at Norfolk, Va. 



James R. Stewart . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tho 



Sleu 



Entered 



January, 1918; went to Fort Leav- 
enworth. Kan.; transferred from Kelly Field, Texas, 
to Camp Morrison, Va. Overseas April, 1918. Mem- 
ber of the 3rd Balloon Co. Saw active service on 
the Verdun front from May, 1918 to November 11, 
1918. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

10. Thomas Ralph Stewart . . . Inm 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart 
Entered service June, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 



11. John Hanson, Jr Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred from Camp Meade, Md. 
to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas April, 1918. 
Driver, Truck Co. No. 9, 23rd Engineers. Saw active 
service in the Verdun drive. 

12. Henry O. Hanson Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash. Overseas July, 1918. Corporal, Co. 
A. 362nd Inf. Saw active service in the Argonne 
Forest drive. Mustered out of service at Fort Rus- 
sell. Wyo.. April, 1919. 

13. William E. Hanson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Kelly Field, 
Texas; transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas, Car. 
ruthers Field, and Hempstead Field. Overseas Au- 
gust 14. 1918. Member of Co. 353rd Air Squadron. 
Trained back of the lines. Mustered out of service 
May 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Olaf Berg Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Berg 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Honorably discharged from service at 
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Washington, D. C, on account 
of illness. 

15. Richard Berg Henning 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. S. Berg 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C, transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
Overseas June, 1918. Member of Co. A. 53rd Inf. 
Saw active service. Served with the Army of Oc- 
cupation. 

16. Harold Bogen Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Bogen 
Limited service. Paymaster at the government lumber 
camp in Oregon where aeroplanes were made. Served 
during the summer of 1918 until honorably dis- 
charged in February, 1919. 

17. Axel Bogen Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Bogen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Penn State 
College, transferred to Camp Glen Bumie,' England. 
Transferred from aviation mechanic to Co. B, 601th 
Engineers. Overseas. 

18. Oscar Bogen Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Bogen 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Camp 
Hancock, Ga.; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. 
Served overseas for one year. Sergeant. Co. B, 3rd 
Prov. Ordnance Battalion. Gassed. Mustered out 
of service March, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Martin A. Christenson . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Christenson 
Entered service May, 1918; transferred from a camp 
in South Carolina to Camp Upton. N. Y. Member 
of the Hth Const. A. S. 1st Ind. Mustered out of 
service January, 1919 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. 

20. Paul Traub Henning 

Son of Rev. and Mrs. Lorenz Traub 
Entered service Noveiiih.-r, 1917: w,„t m K.,rl Porter, 
Buffalo. N. Y.; transf.r.r-l i,, (,,„,,, \1 ,iim N. J. 
Sergeant, Hospital llnii, M.Jn il ii. p! o^rrscas 
January 15, 1918. On .ni,,, ,liii> .Inn,,, ih, .mire 
stay in France. Musi. -r,-, I ..,.i .,1 -,■,>„■,■ \l,,,l, 12, 
1919 at Camp Upton. ^. Y. 






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1. Arnold Egcum Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Eggum 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington ; transferred from Fort Leavenworth, 
Kansas to Camp Merritt. N. Y. Overseas August 
23, 1918. Member of Co. C, 6th Field Signal Bureau. 

2. Clarence Erwin Jenkins .... Inman 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jenkins 
Entered sei^ice June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
Illinois. Member of Battery B. 333rd Black Hawk 
Division. Mustered out of service January 17, 1919 
at Camp Grant. 

3. William H. Henderson .... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Henderson 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Hon- 
orably discharged from service January, 1918 at 
Camp Dodge. 

4. John W. Henderson Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Henderson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
"Washington; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. 
Member of Co. D, 91st Dis., Infantry. 

5. Frank G. Henderson Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Henderson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Member of 
Co. F, 311th Engineers, 86th Div. Overseas. 

6. Arthur 0. Smith Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Smith 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. Member of B & C School, Quarter- 
master Corps. Mustered out of service March 6, 
1918 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Selmar Waldemar Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Waldemar 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Over- 
seas May 30, 1918. Member Co. L. 131st Inf., 
33rd Div. Saw active service on the Albert sector 
and at Chipilly, Verdun and St. Mihiel. Mustered 
out of service June 2, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Sydney M. Henderson .... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I, Henderson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Member of Co. 163, Depot Brigade. Mus- 
tered out of service December 13. 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

9. Ross Thomas Eastman .... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Easlman 
Entered service May. 1918; went to C.imp Lewis, 
Washington: transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas July 6. 1918. Corporal, Co. E. 362nd Inf., 
91st Div. Saw active service on the western front. 
Gassed in the battle of Argonne Forest, Mustered 
out of service April 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Anton Elmer Kasti .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kasti 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Member of Co. F, 316th Ammunition 
Train. 



11. Nils H. Holmgren Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Holmgren 
Entered service January. 1918; went to Kellv Field, 
Texas; transferred to Garden City. N. Y. Overseas 
May 19, 1918. Promoted to Corporal, Aviation Camp, 
Netheravon. England. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 28, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

12. William F. Nelson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Nelson 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 



13. RoscoE J. Ledford Henn 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ledford 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. .Mo. ; transferred to Fort Caswell. N. C. and 
to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas September 25. 
1918, Member of Co. D. 62nd Coast Artillery. Mus- 
tered out of service March 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



14. Raymond Peterson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson 

»ico July, 1918; went to Camp Custer, 



Michigan. Member of Batte 

tillery. Transferred to Co. 

gade. Mustered out of servic 
Camp Dodge. 



E, 40th Field Ar- 
;, 163rd Depot Bri- 
Fcbruary 7, 1919 at 



15. Peter Peterson Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Petenon 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of Co. L. 2nd Infantry. 

16. Oscar Floyd Conner .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Conner 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to American University, 
"' ■ ngton, D. C. Overseas May. 1918. Member 



of Co 



49, 20th 



14th 



17. Louis H. Johnson Henning 

Son of Mrs. Lena Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 14, 1918. Member of Battery A. 332nd 
Field Artillery. Served with the Army of Occu- 

18. Andrew Johnson Henning 

Son of Mr. Martin Johnson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Fre- 
mont. Overseas October 25, 1918. Member of Co. 
A, 8th Infantry. 

19. Edward J. Hanson Henning 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hanson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of Headquarters Co., Replacement and 
Tr. Troops. Mustered out of service January 29 
1919 at Camp Grant. 

20. Martin J. Hanson Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mr^. -),„h,-ii Hanson 
Entered service June, I'MH: „.„i h, Camp Grant. 
111. Overseas August 2.3, I'Hll. M, ;„l.r. of Co. D, 
311th Engineers. 



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1. Elmer H. Trana Henning 11. Morris Magelie Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Trana Son of Mrs. Johanna Magelie 

Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Entered service February. 1918: went to Camp 

Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Over- Dodge. la.; transferred to Rock Island Arsenal, 

seas May 7, 1918. Saw active service on the western 111. Member of Co. K, 349th Inf. Served as mili- 

front. Gassed September 30th in the .Argonne drive. tary police. Mustered out of service January 16, 

Member of Co. F, 139th Inf., 35th Division. 1919. 

2. Clifford T. Burlingame .... Inman 12. William R. Kivijarvi .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Burlingame Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kivijarvi 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- Entered service June, 1918; to Camp Grant; trans- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas, ferred to Camp Robinson. Wis. and Camp Mills, 
and to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas September 22, N. Y. Overseas September 16, 1918. Member of 
1918. Member of Co. IE, 16th Inf. Served with the Battery B, 333rd Reg.. Div. 86. Heavy Field Anil- 
Army of Occupation. lery. Mustered out January 15, 1919 at Camp Grant, 

Illinois. 

3. Harold Hjeltness Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C Hjeltness 13. EdWIN H. BrAATEN Folden 

Entered service February, 1918; went to Jefferson Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Braaten 

Barracks, Mo. Transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 

and to Camp Greene, N. C. Overseas July 30, 1918. Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Custer, Mich, and 

Member of the 307th Aero Squadron. to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas July. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. D, 337th Field Artillery. 

4. Chris F. Hjeltness Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hjeltness 14. OsCAR H. BrAATEN Folclen 

Entered service September. 1918; went to Camp Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Braiten 

Robertson, Wash. Member of the 9th Squadron. Entered service April 1918- went to Camp Lewis 

Co. A, 3rd Wash., N. G. W. ^^3^_ Transferred to Cam^ Johnston, Fla and to 

Camp Hill. Va. Overseas July, 1918. Member of 

c r- 'r r ;j Motor Truck Co. 416, Train No. 411. Served as 

5. Conrad Iollefson e olden Military Police. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Target Tollefson 

Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, ir tt /-\ t\ t 

111.; transferred to Camp Robinson. Wis., and to 15- HeRMAN O. PfALZGRAFF .... Inman 

Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas October 3, 1918. Mem- Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Pfalzgraff 

ber of Co. A, 333rd Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered r . j • in ,n,o ^ t , 

out January 20, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. ^"'"f V'", ^''y'J^^^' Z"' '° ^"'" ^akes, 

' r . j]l . transferred to Boston, Mass. Navy wireless 

telegraphy, 2nd C. Radio Man. 

6. John Maynard Maunumaki . Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Maunumaki l(, LEONARD FrAKI Leaf Lake 

Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, ^ ... , ,, , r ,• 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Oversea; ^"^ °' '^'- ""^ ^"- '"""^ ^"■'"^ 
June, 1918. Member of Co. B, 316th Ammunition Entered service August, 1918; went to South Car- 
Train olina. With the Supply Co. Overseas September, 

1918. 

7. Henry F. Leskela Leaf Lake ,., „ r^ ^ , ^ , 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leskela ^^ ' I^'C«*«° ^^^""^ ^eaf Lake 

Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp ^°"- "> ^^- ""^ ^"- '"""^ ^"■''^ 

Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 

to Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas June, 1918. Mem- Dodge,. Member of Co. 26, Engrs. Overseas Au- 

ber of Co. 1, 131st Inf. Wounded. gust, 1918. 

8. John Frederick Lepisto . . . Leaf Lake 18. Emil T. Swanberc Henning 

Son of Mrs. Sophie Lepisto Son oj Mrs. Ellen Swanberg 

Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, Entered service April, 1918: went to Camp Travis, 

N. M.; transferred to Ft. Bliss. Wagoner, Co. 5, Texas. Overseas June, 1918. Hdqtrs. 360th Inf. 

Cavalry. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

9. Arthur Leskela Henning 19. Jack Elmer Johnson . . . Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leskela Son of Mrs. Caroline Johnson 

Entered service January, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 

la.; transferred to South Carolina. Overseas June, Dodge; transferred to Camp Sevier, S, C. and to 

1918. Member of Co. H, Inf. Gassed November, Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Member 

1918. of Co. D, 118th Inf., 30th Division. 

10. Nels Oscar Pearson .... Leaf Lake 20. Ole Linrud Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof O. Pearson Son of Mrs. Marie Linrud 

Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Entered service March. 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 

Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Custer. Mich., and la. Overseas May. 1918. Saw active service on the 

to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas July 16, 1918. Co. western front. Wounded, September 29th. in Ar- 

C, Engrs. gonne Forest drive. Member of Co. K. 140lh Inf. 



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1. Matt Williaini Lahnala . . . Leaf Lake 

Son of Mrs. Brita Lahnala 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.- Attached to the Medical Corps of the Base 
Hospital at Camp Cody. Mustered out of service 
February 24, 1919. 

2. Selmar Haugen Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. ChrUc Haugen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Sergeant, Medical Department, U. S. 
A. Mustered out of service April 15, 1919 at Camp 

3. Rudolph Haugen Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Haugen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the American University. Wash- 
ington D. C. Member of Co. 44, 20th Engineers. 
Overseas May 10, 1918. 

4. Melvin Haugen Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Haugen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Camp Cranem, Penn- 
sylvania, to University Hospital, Philadelphia. Over- 
seas September 4, 1918. Stationed at the American 
Red Cross Military Hospital No. 1 in Paris. Mus- 
tered out of service May 12, 1919 at Fort Snelling. 

5. Axel A. Tervola Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Tervola 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 
Camp Grant. Logan and Camp Merritt, N. J. Over- 
seas June 2. 1918. Member of the Medical Corps, 
129th Ambulance Co., 108th Sanitary Train. Saw 
active service at Somme. Chipilly Ridge. Meuse- 
Argonne, Bois De Forges. Tryon-surMeuse and at 
St. Mihiel. Mustered out June 1, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

6. Willie Adolph Barden . . . Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4ugust Barden 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp McArthur. Te,xas. 
Overseas September 23. 1918. Member of Co. E, 
314th Ammunition Train. Mustered out of service 
June 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Alvin U. Wallen Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wallen 
Entered service July, 1916; served on the Mexican 
border as a doctor's assistant. Sergeant, Medical 
Troop Train No. 4. 

8. Floron R. Vaughan Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Vaughan 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Ov- 
erseas August 31. 1918. Member of tlie 3rd Pioneer 
Infantry. 

9. Milton Alvin Headman . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Headman 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Codv. 
N. M. Member of Co. E. 387th Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 13. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Albert A. Peterson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. ,111,1 Mis. hilon J. Peterson 
Entered service (l.tnl,,,. ru;;: went lo Camp For- 
rest. Ga. Menili.r .,1 ll.r l'l:h Co.. 2nd Engineers 
Training Battali.Mi. Mm-i.t. ,1 out of service Jan- 
uary 11. 1919 at Camp Dod-e. 



11. Peter H. Peterson Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .inton J. Peterson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Transferred from the 3S2nd Machine Gun Bat- 
talion, 88th Div. to the 802nd Motor Transport 
Corps. 

12. Axel Monroe Christenson . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole A. Christenson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worlh. S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas August 20, 1918. Cook, Co. B, 5+th Pioneer 
Inf. Saw active service in the Argonne-Meuse drive 
and served with the Army of Occupation. Mustered 
out of service July 5, 1919 at Camp Grant. 111. 

13. Edgar Rudolph Bjorklund . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bjorklund 
Entered service September 31, 1918 in the S. A. 
T. C. of Carleton College, NorthHeld. Member of 
Co. C. Inf. Mustered out of service December 11. 
1918 at .Northfield. Minnesota. 

14. Victor Silverberc Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, John Silverberg 
Entered service April. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to Camp 
Mills N. Y. Overseas July 1.5. 1918. Member of 
Co. C, 357th Inf. Wounded October 24th, in the 

15. Herbert E. Markuson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Markuson 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Newport, R. I.; 
transferred from Portsmouth. N. H. to the U. S. S. 
Montana, tlie U. S. S. Normand Bridge and the U. 
S. S. Mississippi. Rate, Gun Pointer. Saw active 
service on the seas. Slightly wounded February. 
1918 on the U. S. S. Montana. 

16. Harry A. Markuson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Markuson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus, Ohio; 
transferred from Camp Wadsworth, S. C. to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas July. 1918. Member of Co. 
L, 53rd Inf. Saw active service. 

17. Floyd Jenkins Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jenkins 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Overseas July 4, 1918. Saw active ser- 
vice in Flanders and in Argonne Forest. Member of 
Co. J, 362nd Inf.. 91st Div. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 27. 1919. 

18. Olof N. Nordgren Henning 

Brother of A. L. and P. L. Nordgren 
Entered service June, 1918; transferred from St. 
Johns, Can. to Seaford, England. Overseas June 29, 
1918. Sapper, Co. D, 7th Battalion. 3rd Div. Saw 
active service at Arras and Cambrai passing through 
Belgium into Germany. Mustered out of service 
May 26, 1919 at Winnipeg, Can. 

19. Roy R. Waldo Elmo 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Waldo 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Paris Island, 
S. C. : transferred to the Navy Yards of Charleston, 
S. C. Member of Signal Corps, U. S. Marines. 

20. Wallace Henry South ... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy South 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of the 2nd Ret. Battalion, 21st 
Engineers. Mustered out of service February 8, 
1919. 



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1. Edward K. Gronn Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gronn 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Mem- 
ber of Co. B, 387th Inf., 97th Div. Mu.<itered out 
of service December, 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

2. George Ellis Wilson .... Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
wortfi, S. C. ; transferred to a camp at Newport 
News, Va. Overseas September. 1918. 

3. Willie L. Paavola .... Leaf Lake 

Son o/ Mr. and Mrs. Matt Paavola 
Entered service August. 1918: went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas. 
Member of Co. D, 13 Bn. Inf. Mustered out of 
service December 31. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



4. Jalmar M. Paavola .... Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Paavola 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Dix, N. J. and to 
Camp Humphreys, Va. Overseas August 30, 1918. 
Member of Co. 18, Engrs. 



5. Andrew Elias Emas .... Leaf Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Emas 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 



6. Olaf Oppegard Henning 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Rasmus Oppegard 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Fort Logan. 
Col.; transferred to Camp Fremont, Cal. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Later transferred to Camp Lee, 
Va. Member of Co. G, 8th Ammunition Train. 
Mustered out of service February 1, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

7. Rudolph Oppegard Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Oppegard 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. 
Member of Co. E, 33rd Reg. Engrs. Overseas July 
5, 1918. 

8. Peder S. Nyhus Henning 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Nyhus 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Member of 343rd Inf.. 86th Div. Mustered out 
of service December 18, 1918 at Camp Grant, 111. 

9. Arthur L. Curtis Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ethan A. Curtis 
Entered service October. 1913; went to Camp Cody;' 
transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Member of 
Co. 1, Ordnance Dept. 

10. Osmond Willard Estenson . . Henning 

Son of Mrs. Anna Estenson 
Entered service July, 19IB; went to Camp Wads- 
worth S. C. Member of Co. B, 3rd Pioneer Inf. 
Overseas August 29, 1918. 



1. Ch 


arles 


Arthur Estenson 




. Henning 






Son of Mrs. Ann 


, Este 


nsor 




Entc 

c" 


red se 
1. S. C 
B, 3rd 


vice July, 1918; 
. Overseas August 
Pioneer Infantry. 


wen t to 
29, 1918 


Camp Wads- 
Member of 


2. Ro 


Y H. 


Bjorklund 






. Henning 


Ente 


Son of Mr. and Mrs. A 
red service May, 1918; 


ugust 


Bio 


rklund 
Fort Logan, 



Col.; transferred from Camp Fremont, Cal. to C 
Mills, N. Y. Wagoner, Co. C. 8th Ammuni 
Train. 8th Div. Mustered out of service Febr 
12, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Helmer Tollefson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Target Tollefson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp G 



service June. 1918; 
111. ; transferred from Camp Ri 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 16. 1918. 
her of Co. A, 333rd Reg. Heavy Field A 
Mustered out of service January 20, 1919 a 



Folden 

Mem- 
tillery. 
Camp 

Henning 



14. Carl Alfred Olsen . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Olsen 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Fort Sheridan, 111. Sergeant, 
Co, F, 311th Engrs. Accidentally shot during rifle 
practice at Camp Grant. Mustered out of service 



Nov. 



11, 1918 



Fori 



Sherida 



1.5. James Robert Kent Inman 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kent 
Entered service August, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Hampton Roads. Va. 
and later to the U. S. S. Louisiana. Seaman, 4th 
Div., U. S. S. Louisiana. Crossed the Atlantic five 
times during the war. 

16. Alfred Lindstrom Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lindstrom 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Cai7ip Sevier, 
S. C; transferred from Hempstead, L. I. to Rust- 
ington, England, and later to Camp Codford. Over- 
seas August 8, 1918. Member of Construction Co. 



17. Ferdinand 0. Johnson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. . 
Entered service April, 1918; w 



December 20, 



Henning 



:o Camp Dodge, 
transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to Buffalo. 
N. Y. Overseas June. 1918; wounded September 29, 
1918. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

18. Clarence Ervin Jenkins . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Overseas September, 1918. Member of Co. B. 
333rd Heavy Field Artillery, 86th Div. Mustered out 
of service January 29, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

19. Henry C. Barker Henning 



Entered 



1 of Mrs. Eva J. Barker 
January. 1918; went to Fort Leav- 
enworth. Kansas; transferred from Kelly Field to 
John Wise, Texas. Overseas July. 1918. Corporal, 
43rd Balloon Co. Accidentally hurt by a shell ex- 
plosion January 30, 1919. Mustered out of service 
April 11, 1919 at Fort Snelling. 

20. Clifford Simon Erickson . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Erickson 



or. 1917; 
d to Cam 
Member 



Co. 509. 2nd 



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Son of Mr. and 


Mrs. 


Fcrdin 


nd Enete 


cjjuigion 


Ente 
HI.; 
Mills 
with 


ed service June, 19X8 
transferred from Camp 

N. Y. Overseas Sc 
the Army of Occupati 


Robinso 
ptembe 


to Camp 
n, Wis. t 
, 1918. 


Grant, 
D Camp 
Served 


Ferdinand B. Engfer 






Effington 




Son of Mr. and 


Mrs. 


Ferdinand Engle 




Entered service June, 
Illinois. Corporal, offi 
service April, 1919 at 


1918; went 
ce personal. 
Camp Grant 


to Camp 
Mustered 


Grant, 
out of 



3. Albin Hjalmar Nelson . . . Effington 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cart G. Nelson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Over- 
seas June 10, 1918. Member of Co. I. 132nd Inf.. 
33rd Div. Saw active service on the Verdun and 
Albert sectors. Gassed August 8th and October 10th. 
Mustered out of service April 26, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



4. 


Emil C. Krebs Effington 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krebs 




Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 19, 2nd Engineers Rect. 
Battalion. Mustered out of service December 12. 
1918 at Camp Forrest. 


5. 


Albert Christenson . . . Leaf Mountain 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Christenson 




Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of Co. A. 127th Inf., 32nd 
Div. Saw active service. Wounded. Mustered out 
of service February 13. 1919 at Camp Grant. III. 



6. John A. Johnson . . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



gade 



nsferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Sep- 
1918. Member of Co. 8. 161st Depot Bri- 
Vlustered out of service July. 1919. 



7. Alfred E. Haagenson 



Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Haagen Haagenson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Camp 
Meade. Md. ; transferred from Camp Laurel. Md. to 
Camp Glen Bernie, Eng. Overseas April. 1918. 
Member of Co, K, 23rd Engineers. Saw five months 
service on the Argonne-Meuse sector. Mustered out 
of service June 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Melvin Nelson .... Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A'els Nelson 



Entered s 
Dodge. la. 
seas May 
44th Div. 
gonne-Meu 
26, 1919 a 



transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Ov. 
16, 1918. Member of Co. I, 132nd Inf. 
Saw active service on the Verdun and Ar 
ie sectors. Mustered out of service Mai 
: Camp Dodge. 



9. Bernard Tollefson Fining 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Torger Tollefson 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member of 
Co. A. 3rd Corps Artillery Park. Saw active service 
in the Argonne-Meuse drive. Mustered out of ser- 
vice August 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



10. Martin Christopherson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chrisloph 
ervice July 



Folden 



Christopherson 
Camp Gordo 
Ga.; transferred from Camp Mcrritt. N. J. to Can 
Mills, N. Y. Member of Co. F. .38th Div. .Mu«ter( 
out of service February 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Gilbert B. Anderson .... Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Halvor .Anderson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Member 
of Co. 387, Infantry. 

12. Johnny Crocan Folden 

Son of Mrs. Kirsti Crogan 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of Co. F, 137th Inf. Overseas May 
3. 1918. Saw active service at St. Mihiel, Argonne- 
Meuse, Wesserling, Sub. E. Nord, Gerardmer, Somme- 
tier and Sub. Bouer. Mustered out of service May 
16. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Palmer Thorson Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thorson 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas October 6. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. A. 333rd Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service January 21, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

14. John C. Lein Folden 

Son of Mrs. Anne Lein 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Custer. Mich, and 
to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas July, 1018. Mem- 
ber of Co. D, 55th Engineers. 

15. Alfred T. Engen Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Engen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Newport News, Va. 
Fireman on the U. S. S. Naustmond. Made five 
trips across the Atlantic. 

16. Alfred Fishum Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jorger Fishum 
Entered service July. 1918; wont to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. 
Overseas September, 1918. Member of Supply Co., 
3rd Pioneer Infantry. 

17. Peter August Skjegstad . . . Folden 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnt Skjegstad 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Member of Co. 26, 166th Depot Brigade. 
Honorably discharged from service May 30, 1918. 

18. Robert Leander Carlson . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust A. Carlson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member 
of Headquarters Co., 3rd C. A. P. Mustered out of 
service June 19, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

19. Nicodemus Turchin . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Turchin 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Over- 
seas September 12. 1918. Member of Co. B, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Saw active service on the Meuse and 
Verdun sectors. Mustered out of service June 12, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. Henry A. Block . . . Parkers Prairie 

Entered service Mnv, 1018; w,nl lo Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transfrrr.d in Cm,], M.rriit, \. J. Overseas 
July -1, 1918. M. mil. , Ml ( ,,, K ;hi„,l I„l,. gist 

Div. Saw a.:,,. -. .M.I ,.i ih. \." ,,n,l St. 

Mihiel offenMi.- \\,,„n,l,,l - „1.., J'l ,,1 Ar- 



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IN THE V^01^]LD V^A^R. 



1. Emil Johnson 



Parkers Prairie 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hanson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to 
Dodge, Iowa; transferred to Camp Sevier. 
Overseas May 11, 1918. Member of Co. C, 
Inf., 32nd Div. Saw active service at Somn 
in Flanders. Wounded October 17th at Ar: 
France. Mustered out of service January 16 
at Camp Grant, III. 



2. William H. Block . . . Parkers Prairie 

Brother of Mr. Emil Block 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July, 1918. Saw active service with 
the 91st Division at Argonne, St. Mihiel and Fland- 
ers. Mustered out of service April. 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

3. Selmer Manville Northness, Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Northnj;ss 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 17, 1918. Member of Co. B, 333rd Ar- 
tillery. Mustered out of service January 19. 1919 
at Camp Grant, 111. 

4. Calvin B. Abbott . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abbott 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
September, 1918. Member of Co. A, 144th Inf. 
Mustered out of service June. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Luther C. Abbott . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles .Abbott 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Kelly Field, 
Texas; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Member of the 1st Casual Co., 
.Aviation. Overseas July, 1918. Mustered out of ser- 
vice March 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

6. Theron R. Jones . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Jones 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Naval Station, Wet- 
ford Island. Overseas. Seaman, U. S. N. A. Saw 
active service at the U. S. Naval Barracks, Liver- 
pool, England. 

7. Cecil G. Jones .... Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry IF. Jones 

the University of 



red service October, 
lesota in the S, A. T. C. Mu 
December, 1918. 



8. Albin L. Lindall . . . Parkers Prairie 

Sun of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lindall 
Entered service May. 1916; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station. Overseas December, 1916. 1st 
Lieutenant, Medical Corps. 

9. Clifford Lindall . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lindall 
Entered service at Paris Island, S. C. Quarter- 
master Sergeant, Machinist. Marines. 

10. Carl Nelson .... Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Olson 
Entered service July. 1918; «.nt to C.imp Wads- 



11. Axel W. Peterson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson 
Entered service June, 1918 at the University of Min- 
nesota; transferred from Camp Sherman, Ohio to 
Camp Mills, N, Y. Overseas September, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. A. 360th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Argonne and St. Mihiel sectors. Wound- 
ed November 11th at Argonne. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 21. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. Herman William Larson . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. ani Mrs. H. Lirson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Logan. Texas, Cam-* 
Stanley and Fort Bliss, Texas. Member of Co. 2, 
163rd Depot Brigade, Inf. Mustered out of service 
January, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Ernest E. Peterson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson 
Entered service June, 1918 at the University of Min- 
nesota; transferred to Camp Funston. Kansas and to 
Camp Lloyd. Chicago. Member of Co. M. 20th Inf. 
Mustered out of service February 17, 1919 at Camp 
Lloyd. 

14. Kenneth W. Smith .... Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith 
Entered service October, 1918 at the University of 
Minnesota in the S. A. T. C, Co. 6, 2nd Reg. 
Mustered out of service December 16. 1919 at Min- 
neapolis. 

15. Elton H. Smith Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Smith 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Crane, 
Penn. ; transferred to Mobile Hospital Unit 103. 
Overseas November 25, 1918. Mustered out of .ser- 
vice April 5, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Floyd A. Smith Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. ; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Over- 
seas September, 1918. Wagoner, Supply Co., 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Saw active service on the Argonne- 
Meuse sector. Mustered out of service July 31, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

17. Victor Hultstrand Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. B. Hultstrand 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Over- 
seas July 30, 1918. Member of Co. F, 321st Inf.. 
81st Div. Saw active service on the St. Die. Verdun 
and Mouse Argonne sectors. Mustered out of service 
June 29, 1919 at Fort Russell, Wyo. 

18. Howard H. Hamm Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Hamm 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July 17. 1918. Member of Co. L. 
362nd Inf., 91st Div. Saw active service at St. 
Mihiel. Argonne-Meuse and Lys-Scheldt sectors. Mus- 
tered out of service April 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. John S. Kanberg Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kanberg 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
HI.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
September 13. 1918. Member of Co. C. 308th Ma- 
chine Gun Battalion. Saw active service at Ar- 
gonne Forest, St. Mihiel, and Chateau Thierry. 
Wound.-d in the Argonne Forest drive, October 16. 
1918. Mustered out of service January 30, 1919 at 
J-ffcrson Barracks, Mo. 

20. OscAR Albin Olson Eastern 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. John Olson 
Enl.-r...l .^.rvi.-.- Inlv I'Mll: w.nt 1.. In,,,. Wads- 






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IN- THK V^On^Z^D V^A^J^ 



1. Emil John Henninc . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. if. Zinter 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 



2. Richard August Henninc . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Zinter 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads 
worth. S. C: t ■ • 
News. Va. Ove 









3. Louis F. Zinter . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Zinter 
Entered service September 22. 1918; went to Camp 



4. Ernest Alfried Holteen . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Holteen 
Entered service May, 1916 in Saskatchewan, Canada. 
Overseas September. 1916. Corporal, Co. A, 209th 
Overseas Battalion, C. E. F. Transferred to Head- 
quarters Co. Transport. Wounded four times at Vimy 
Ridge. 

5. William H. Peterson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Camp Sevier, 
Maine, Over- 
attery B, 72nd 



nee March. 1918; 
sferred to Fort Williams, Ma 
1918. Memf 



Artillery, C. A. C. 

6. Albert J. Peterson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Overseas Julv 20. 1918. Member of 
Co. A. 346th Machine Gun Battalion. 



7. James R. Clarno . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clarno 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Member of Co. D, 129th Inf. 
Overseas June 15, 1918. Saw active service on the 
western front. Gassed in the Verdun drive. 



3. William T. Frazer 



Parkers Prairie 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Frazer 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Puget Sound 
Navy Yards; transferred from Chicago, 111. to Cleve- 
land, Ohio and to New York. Quartermaster Corps. 
U. S. Navy. Mustered out of service January 31, 
1919 at Chicago. 



9. 


Harrv 


A. K 


NOBEL . 




Parkers Prairie 






Son of 


Mr. 


and Mrs. 


J. D 


Knnbel 




Enteret 
Texas ; 
ber of 
the Ai 
1918 a 


Co.' e!^ 
Service 
Camp 


Ma 
ed t 

M 
McA 


ch. 1918: 
D Camp M 
Battalion 
ustered on 
rlhur. 


went to Kelly Field. 
■Arthur. Texas. Mem- 
later transferred to 
of service November, 


IC 


. Glen 


N FiLB 


■;rt 


BORG 




Parkers Prairie 




Enler,., 
Dodg.-. 

Saw „ 
Argonii 
Hospi. 


Ill _'; 


I- 

.mil 


'';'::::::'' 


Mar 
M8; 
|. Mi 
ol C 
Al 

Iran 


went to Camp 
Is, N. Y. Over- 
0. D. 139th Inf. 
ace, St. Mihiel, 
sferred to Field 
Mustered out of 



11. Lloyd E. McFarlane . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund McFarlane 
Entered service February 23, 1914 as a private of 
Battery F, of the 1st Regiment of Field Artillery, 
and served on the Mexican border until honorably 
discharged September 26 1916. He re-enlisted Oc- 
tober 23, 1918 at the University of Minnesota and 
was a member of Co. 3, 2nd Reg. of the Medical Re- 
serve. Mustered out of service December 15. 1918 
at the University of Minnesota. 

12. Harold W. Pillsbury . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Pillsbury 
Entered service October, 1918 in the S. A. T. C. 
of the University of Minnesota, and was a member of 
Co. 4, 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery. Mustered out of 
service December 18. 1918 at Minneapolis, Minn. 

13. Ernest V. Magnuson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Magnuson 

1918; went to Camp 

mp Logan, Texas. Over- 

of Co. D, 132nd Inf.. 

ictive service on the Albert, Somme, 

Verdun and St. Mihiel sectors. 



Entered service Februarv. 
Dodge, la.; transferred to C< 
seas May 26, 1918. Membe 
33rd Div. Saw active servic 

Meuse-A 



Musti 
Dodg 



ered 



May 26, 1919 



14. Clarence P. Salisbury 



Parkers Prairie 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Salisbury 
Entered service December 15, 1917; went to Je 
erson Barracks. Mo.; transferred to Camp Cust( 
and to Fort Worth, Texas. Private, air servic 



Worth. 


■ 




. John A 


Salisbury . . Parkers 


Prairie 


Son 


of Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Salisbury 




Entered ser 
racks. Mo.; 
seas Octobe 
Base Hospit 


vice July, 1917; went to Jefferson 

transferred to Governor Island, 
r 3, 1917. Member of medical 
al No. 18. 


Bar- 
Over- 



16. Anton A. Sigfrid . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sigfrid 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Upton. N. Y. Over- 
seas August 4. 1918. Corporal. Headquarters Co., 
349th Inf., 88th Div. Saw active service on the St. 
Mihiel and Alsace-Lorraine sectors. Mustered out 
of service June 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Joseph John Lodermeier . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lodermeier 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
ansferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 



A. A, 
25. 1! 



. S. C, t 

September 

, M. G. Bn. Muste 

)19 at Camp Dodge. 



4th 



18. Mathias F. Freske . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Freske 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Fort Harrison, 
Ind.; transferred to Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas 
July 14, 1918. Mechanic, Co. 72. R. T. C, 13th 
Grand Div. Mustered out of service July, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



19. Edward Simonson 



Eln 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Sin 
Entered service July, 1918; went to 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuar 
seas October 3. 1918. Member of Co 



.p Wads 
a. Over 
3rd Pio 



20. Arthur E. Simonson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 



Elmo 



a. Member of the 19lh Engineers. Mus- 
3f service December 26, 1918 at Camp 



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INTHK X^OJ^I^D V^J\R_ 






I 



1. Hans Schrader . . 

Entered service February, 1918; 
la. Overseas ApriL 1918. Me 



2. Carl Magnus Linden 

Entered service February, 



Parkers Prairie 



Parkers Prairie 



Naval Aviation, i 
1918. Mustered 
New York. 



jry, 1918; went to Dunwoody 

to Rec. Ship at Philadelpliia. 

(A) 2 C. Overseas May 14. 

f service January 13, 1919 at 



3. Richard Uhde Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Uhde 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Transferred. Overseas April 14, 1918. Member 
of Co. F, 327th Int., 82nd Div. Wounded at Ver- 
dun September 16, 1918. Saw active service at 
Sousonne, Toul and Verdun. 



4. Arvid Johnson Eastern 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Johnson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
Reg. 19, 2nd Engrs. 



ce Octob 
ember of Co. 
of sei 



Dece 



26, 1918 



Parkers Prairie 



5. Rudolph W. Holten 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Holten 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Greene 
N. C. Overseas November, 1917. Member of Co. 
B. 164th Inf. Gassed November 1918 in France. 

6. Robert Thomas Sterriker . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sterriker 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Jeffe 



racks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Cr 
Camp Dix, N. J. Member of He 
Overseas November 13, 1918. 



Pa., and to 



lital Ur 



105. 



7. August Louis Erickson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O Erickson 
Entered service April, 1918, at University of Pitts- 
burgh; transferred to Hempstead. N. Y. Overseas 
July 2. 1918. Member of the 9Ist Aero Squadron 
Saw active service on the Toul sector and in the 
Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel offensives. Mustered 
out of service June 30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Arthur F. Erickson . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Erickson 

February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 

'- '- -■ University, Washington. 

; 45th 

■ July 



Entered serv 

D.' C. Overseas May 10, 1918. Mcmb'e 

Co.. 20th Reg. Engrs. Mustered out of servi. 

15, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 



9. John Albert Erickson . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O Erickson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
July 4, I9I8. Member of Co. F. 362nd Inf. Wound- 
ed October llth. in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. 



10. Roy B. Hitt 



Eastern 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. . 
Entered service February, 1918; went to 
la: transferred to Camp Upton, N. ' 
April 21. 1918. Corporal. Supply Co., 
Transferred to the 152nd F. A. Bgd.. 7 



n. Ira Eugene Jenkins . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr and Mrs. Robert Jenkins 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of the 19th Co., 2nd Eng. Ret. 
Bn. Mustered out of service December 26, 1918, at 
Camp Dodge. 



Parkers Prairie 



Robe 



12. Walter Albert Jenkii- 

Son of Mr. flnd Mrs. 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas 
July 6, 1918. Took part in the battle of Argonne 
Forest and Champagne. Member of Hdqtrs., 362nd 



91s 



13. GusTAV Adolph E. Thun, Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thun 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Sevier. S. C. Overseas May 
1918. Member of Co. G, 118th Infantry. 

14. Peter Revering .... Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Clemens Revering 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of the 19th Co. 2nd Ret. Bn. 
Engrs. Mustered out of service December 27 1918 
at Camp Dodge. 



15. Walter Olson 

Son of Mr 



. . Parkers Prairie 

r. and Mrs. Elof Olson 

cember, 1917 at St. Paul; went 

111. Engine man, Co. M, 2nd 



16. George Larson .... Parkers Prairie 

Brother of Mrs. Magnus Larson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Member of Co. 8. Mustered out of service 
December 13, 1918 at Camp Grant, 111. 



17 


Walter Clarence Huwe . 


. Effington 




.Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustai 


e Huwe 




Entered service October, 1918, wen 
rest, Ga. Member of the 19lh C 
tered out of service December 26 
Dodge. 


to Camp For- 

3. Engrs. Mus- 

1918 at Camp 


18 


Walter Mirom Carlson 


. Eastern 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. 


Carlson 




Entered service December, 1917; went to the Great 
Lakes Station, III.; transferred to Norfolk, Va. 
Overseas May 16, 1918. Signalman. 


19 


Wilfred Chappell . . 


Parkers Prairie 




Entered service i\ovembcr. 1915 
went to Ontario, Canada. Member 
master Corps. Wounded 1918 in F 
out of service December 31, 1918 at 


t Port Arthur, 
of the Quarter- 
ance. Mustered 
Winnipeg, Can. 


20 


Earl Gerald Markham . 


Parkers Prairie 



Ov 


rseas 


Entered servic 


305lh 


Reg. 


111. Sergean 






Medical Corp 



Ifr. and Mrs. George Markham 
August 1918: wrni to Camp Gram 
Repla.,i,M„l ami I raining Trooi)! 



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I 



1. Charlie Schwantz ... . . Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schwantz 
Entered service December, 1917,- went to Dunwoody 
Institute; transferred to Pliiladelphia Naval Camp. 
Overseas April 20, 1918. M. M. (A) 2nd Class Na- 
val Aviation Corps. 

2. Clifford G. Smith Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Smith 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred from Fort Moultrie to Fort 
Sill, Okla. Transferred from Co. C, 14th Field 
Artillery to Quartermaster Corps. 

3. Albin Swenson Elmo 

Son of Mrs, Ingrid Swenson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September, 1918., Member of Battery A. 333rd 
Heavy Field Artillery. Mustered out of service 
January 20, 1919. 

4. Clarence D. Johnston . . . Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnston 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred from Fort Riley, Kansas to 
Camp Logan, Texas. Overseas August 18, 1918. 
Member Supply Co., 79th Field Artillery. 

5. Clarence Henry Burgess . . Woodside 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. William Burgess 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas September, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd 
Pioneer, Infantry. 

6. Joseph Pfeffer Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pfeljer 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Ga. ; transferred to Camp Dodge. la. Member 
of Co. B, 125th Engineers. Mustered out of ser- 
vice Janu.iry 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Everett Milton Edes .... Woodside 

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Edes 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. and 
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 18, 1918. 
Wagoner, Co. 307th Engineers' Train. 

8. Wallace A. T. Peterson . . . Almora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 
and to Camp Humphreys, Va. Overseas August 26. 
1918. Member of Co. K, 4th Trg. Reg. Mustered 
out of service February 14, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Robert C. Rasmussen .... Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Rasmussen 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 13, 1918. Saw active 
service on the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne sec- 
tors and served with the Army of Occupation. Mem- 
ber of the 315th Engineers, Co. A. Mustered out 
of service June 28, 1919. 

10. Julius M. C. Krause .... Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Krause 
Entered service June, 1918 at the University Farm, 
St. Paul; transferred to Camp Funston. Kansas. Me- 
chanic, Supply Co., 29th Field Artillery, 10th Div. 
Mustered out of service March 1, 1919 at Camp 



11. James Edward Current . . . Woodside 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Israel P. Current 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. Over- 
seas July 6, 1918. Member of Co. L, 362nd In- 
fantry, 91st Division. Saw active service. Wounded 
in the Argonne Forest drive September 29. Mus- 
tered out of service February 14, 1919 at Camp 
Grant, 111. 

12. Erwin Stanley M. Lehmann . Oak Valley 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lehmann 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Georgia. Member of the 18th Engineers. Mus- 
tered out of service December 4, 1918 at Camp 

13. Frederick A. Chapman .... Hewitt 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Chapman 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, 111.; transferred from Camp Hancock, Ga. to 
the General Hospital, Philadelphia. Private, Hospi- 
tal Corps. 

14. Homer L. Chapman Heivitt 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Chapman 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Overseas May 1st, 1918. Member of Co. 
M-2, Hospital Corps. Saw active service in France. 

15. LiNZY George Truax . ■ . . . . Hewitt 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Truax 
Entered service at Camp Dodge, Iowa ; transferred 
from Camp Leavenworth, Kan. to Camp Forrest, 
Ga. and to Camp Sheridan, La. Sergeant, Head- 
quarters Co., 209th Infantry. Mustered out of ser- 
vice February 27, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Frank F. Truax Heivitt 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Truax 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Forrest, Ga. Member of 
the 125th Engineers. Mustered out of service Jan- 
uary 6, 1919. 

17. Oscar Olson Elmo 

Son of Mrs. Mary T. Olson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Over- 
seas. Wagoner, Supply Co., 3rd Pioneer Inf. 
Saw active service. 

18. Alton E. Olson Elmo 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier. S. C. and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 9, 1918. Member of Co. 
H, n8th Infantry. Saw active service at Ypres, 
Cambrai and St. Quentin. Wounded September 28 
at Voormezeele. Mustered out of service April, 1919. 

19 Harry Robert Bakken .... Almora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Bakken 
Entered service August, 1918 in the University of 
Minnesota Training Detachment at St. Paul; trans- 
ferred to Penniman. Va. and to Watertown, Mass. 
First class private, ordnance department. Mustered 
out of service April 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. John W. Block Almora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Ft. Brancas, Fla. to 
Camp Eustis, Va. Sergeant. Co. 15. A. A. Craft, 
Coast Artillerv. Mustered out of service December 
24. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 






OTTE:n TAII^ COUMTir 




IN THK V^Ol^JLD V^A^li 



1. Fred S. Kurz Oak Valley 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, John Kurz 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Sevier, 
S. C. ; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August 8, 1918. Member of the 15th Construction 
Company stationed at Rustington, England. Mus- 
tered out of service December 21, 1918 .it Camp 
Dodge. 

2. Charles E. Harris .... Oak Valley 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. Overseas September 21, 1918. Stationed at the 
Regimental Infirmary and served in the 341st Ambu- 
lance Co. Mustered out of service June 8, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

3. Fred W. Johnson Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Swan Johnson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Overseas July 12, 1918. Sergeant, 
Headquarters Detachment, 91st Div. Sa'v active ser- 
vice at St. Mihiel (reserve), Argonne and Ypres. 
Lys, Belgium. Mustered out of service May 1, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

4. George J. Pickar Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Domnick Pickar 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the American University, Wash- 
ington, D. C. Overseas May 22, 1918. Member of 
the 49th Co. 20th Engineers. Saw active service 
in southern France. Mustered out uf service June 
25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Otto H. Koehler Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Koehler 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Mustered out 
of service October 15, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

6. William Joachim Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Koehler 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp Tay- 
lor, Ky. ; transferred to Camp Sevier. S. C. Cor- 
poral, Co. F, .309th Engineers. Saw active service 
in France. Mustered out of service April, 1919 at 
Camp Grant, Illinois. 

7. Frank L. Goedert Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goedert 
Entered service December, 1915; went to the Great 
Lakes Training Station; transferred from the Phil- 
adelphia Navy Yards to the U. S. S. Oklahoma. 
Rate, Chief water-tender. Saw active service on the 
seas with the 6th Division. 

8. George P. Theisen Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Theisen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. 3. C. Sergeant, Cooks and Bakers School, 
96th Div. Mu.slered out of service February 24, 1919 
at Camp Wadsworth, S. C. 

9. John F. Theisen Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Theisen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Fort Benjamin 
Harrison, Ind.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y, 
Overseas July 15 1918. Member of ihe 57th Co, 
16th Div. Engineers. 

10. Myrton Albert Porter . . . Woodside 

Son of Mrs. Camelia Jane Porter 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the American University. Wash- 
ington. D. C. Overseas May 23, 1918. Member of 
the t4lh Co., 20th Engineers. Saw active service at 
Arconnr Forest. Mustered out of service July 14, 
1919 at Camp Grant. 111. 



11. Andrew Tonnar Woodside 

Son of Mrs. Adaline Tonnar 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas, and to 
Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas May 16, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. K, 132nd Inf., 33rd Div. Mustered out 
of service April 3, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

12. Bernard Tonnar Woodside 

Son of Mrs. Adaline Tonnar 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.; transferred from Camp Upton, N. Y. to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas October 20, 1918. Member of 
the D. S. C. 69, 3rd Battalion. Mustered out of 
service July 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Lloyd W. Barker Elmo 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Barker 
Entered service September, 1918; went to the Great 
Lakes Training Station. Rate, 1st Class Seaman. 
Saw active service on the U. S. S. George G. Henry. 
Released from service July, 1919 at New York 

14. Adolph Olson Elmo 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Olson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody Train- 
ing Detachment, Minneapolis; transferred from Camp 
Colt, Pa. to Camp Meade, Md. Member of the 5th 
Co. 154th Depot Brigade, 2nd Div. Mustered out of 
service December 18, 1918 at Camp Meade, Md. 

15. Axel A. Danielson Almora 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Danielson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Hincock, Ga. Member of 
Co. B, Machine Gun Training Det. Depot Brigade. 
Mustered out of service March 24, 1919 at Camp Han- 
cock. 

16. Peter J. Jervvouski . . . Leaf Mountain 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jenuouski 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Forrest, > 
Ga.; transferred from Camp Wadsworth. S. C. to 
Camp Stuart, Va. Overseas September, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. A, 3rd Pioneer Infantry. Mustered out 
of service July, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Julius, L. H. Leeseberg .... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeseberg 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Funston, Kan. Member 
of Bakers and Cooks school. 

18. Frank Louis Leeseberg .... Inman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeseberg 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Grant, 111. Overseas June 
15, 1918. Corporal, Co. A, 32nd Engineers. Mus- 
tered out of service June 18, 1919 at Camp Grant. 
Illinois. 

19. Oscar William Krog . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Krog 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111. Member of Co. A, School Battalion, C. O. T. 
S. Mustered out of service December 18, 1918 at 

20. Gustav Arthur Quarnstrom . . Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Quarnstrom 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. ; transferred to Camp Stujrt, Va. Over- 
seas September. 1918. Member of Co. A 3rd Pio- 
neer Infantry. Saw a.liv -.rvicr ,„i the Meuse- 
Argonne front. Mustii.d oiil of s,n i, r July 30, 1919 
at Camp Dodge, 






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IN the: V^OJ^jLD ^VjXJZ m ^.,^ ^^^f=^. 



1. John Edward Ohman . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ohman 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Camp Grant, 111. to Camp 
Mills. New York. Overseas June, 1918. Member of 
Co. A. 36th Engineers. 



2. Edwin A. Rodekuhr .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rodekuhr 
Entered service August, 1917; 



Jefferson Bar- 
nsferred to Camp Robinson. Wis. 
Overseas December 12, 1917. Corporal, Battery D, 
17th Field Artillery. 

3. Rudolph F. Rodekuhr . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. WUliam Rodekuhr 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Missouri ; transferred to Fort Stevens. Over- 
seas August 15, 1918. Member of Battery F, 69th 
Coast Artillery. Mustered out of service March 11, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



4. Clarence Arthur Burrows . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L 
Entered service March. 1918; went t 
la.; transferred to Camp Devens. i 
August 6, 1918. Member of Co. j 
neers. Served with the Army of Oc 



11. John T. Billincton . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Marion BilUngton 
Entered service January, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks; transferred from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. to Kelly 
Field, Texas and to Ellington Field, Houston, Texas. 
Attached to Medical Corps. 

12. George Henry Noreen . . . Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Noreen 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



of Co. B, 333rd Bat 



13. MiLo M. Bobbins . 

Son of Mr. and Mr; 



iOn, Wis. 
iber 17, 
86th Dii 



. Deer Creek 

H. Robbins 



Nov. 



Norfolk, Vii 



Camp Dodge, 
. 602nd Engi- 



14. Edward M. Robbins .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robbins 
Entered servic 
Training Stall 
Philadelphia t 
Apr- - - -- 



; June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 

in ; transferred from Naval Station, 

the U. S. S. Georgia. Overseas 

Entered anti air-craft service. Mem- 



ber of 



laying 






:il the 



ng of 



5. Harold Alton Burrows . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Burrows 

Entered service November, 1917; went to Great 

Lakes Training Station; transferred from League 



Island to the U. S. S. Rhode Island 
Seaman. 



Appri 



15. Herbert Eugene Thrall . . Deer Creek 

Brother of Miss Sadie M. Thrall 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Greene. N. C. 
May, 1918. Member of Co. C, 13th Field 
ctive service at the second battle 
Mihiel, Argonne Forest. Mustered 



Oven 

Artillery. Saw 

of the Mar: 



of 



April 22, 1919 at Camp Dodge 



6. Eugene Raymond Burrows . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr..Mnd Mrs. Charles D. Burrows 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to League Island and 
to the U. S. S. Rhode Island. Apprentice Seaman. 



7. Eugene L. Nastansky . . . Deer Cre 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Max Nastansky 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station. Overseas July 1. 1918. 1st Class 
P. 0. Quartermaster Corps. 



8. Max G. Nastansky .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .Max NaHansky 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from Camp Hancock, 
Ga. to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas March, 1918. 
Member of the 9th Co., 2nd A. S. M. 

9. Charles L. Tuffs .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Tuffs 

Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 

Wash.; transferred to Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

Member of Spruce Squadron. 9nth. Mustered out of 

service January 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



10. Harry Albert Tuffs . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Tuffs 

Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 

Training Station; transferred to Dunwoody Insti- 

■ tute. Minneapolis and to Brooklyn. N. Y. Overseas 

February 23, 1918. Promoted to apprentice seaman. 



16. Harve Edward Thrall . . Deer Creek 

Brother of Miss Sadie M. Thrall 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Cambridge Mass. 
Radio Electrician. 2nd Class. Overseas. 1918. 



J. William 


H. McLaughlin 


. Deer Creek 


Son 


of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McLaughlin 


Entered service Mi,V, 1918; went 
Washington; transferred to Vancoi 
and to Newport, Oregon. Member 
P. Squad, S. P. D. Mustered ou 
uary 20, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 


to Camp Lewis, 
ver. Washington 
of the 90th S. 
of service Jan- 


. Herman 


A. M.-VRSH . . . 


. Oak Valley 


Son 


of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 


J. Marsh 


Entered se 
Wash.; tra 
to Newport 


rvice May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 

isferred from Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

Oregon. Member of 93th Spruce Squad- 


20, 1919 at 


Camp Dodge. 


c January 



19. Harry W. Johnson . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Upton, New York. Over- 
seas September 8. 1918. Member of Supply Co. 
.56th Inf., 7th Division. 



20. Ignatius Salo 

Son of Mr. 



. Deer Creek 

Salo 



Radi( 



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^^&^m . \^ottje:jq TAIL^ COUMT^Y^ U ^;^^>^ ^ 




IN the: v^or_l^d w:An. 



1. Walter Thomas Smith 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Si 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Pens; 
ida. Overseas November 15, 1917. Obser 
and testing planes. Chief Machinists' 1 
.Aviation. Coast Patrol. 



Flor- 
work 
Navy 



2. Embert F. Davis Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, John H. Davis 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
verseas July 5, 1918. Member of 
[nf. Mustered out of service Feb- 



Washington. C 
Co. K. 362nd 
ruary 11, 1919 



Ohii 



Oak Valley 

Camp Lewis, 



3. Edwin J. Persons . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Entered service May, 1918; went 

Washington. Overseas July 7, 1918. .. __ 

A, 346th Machine Gun Battalion, 9Ist Div. Saw ac 
five service at St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest and Ly 
Scheldt. Belgium. Mustered out of service Apri 
24, I9I9 at Camp Dodge. 



4. Fritz Braustner Oak Valley 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz BraasCnjer 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



111. 
Grant. 



5. John Byron Hompe . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 
Entered service March, 1918; went to C 
vis, Texas. Overseas June, 1918. Mcmb. 
C, 315th Field Signal Brigade. 



. Deer Creek 

Hompe 



6. Harold H. Hompe .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hompe 
Entered service August, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station. Entered radio service. Served on 



7. Edward G. Hompe .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hompe 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Great Lakes 



8. Christian Lattmann . . . . Dc 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lattmann 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Camp 
III.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
September, 1918. Member of Co. 8, 86th Di' 



9. John Mattson Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattson 
Entered service June, 1918: went to Camp Dodge, 



la. Overseas August 12. 1918. 
350lh Inf., 88th Div. Mustered 
6. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



10. Frank Clinton Eastman . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Eastman 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 16, 1918. Sergeant, 
Co. B, 338th Machine Gun Battalion. Saw active 
service in the defense of Alsace near Bclforl, France. 
Mustered out of service June 15, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Herman Otto Pfalzgraff . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pfalzgraff 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the Harvard Radio 
School, Cambridge, Mass. Member of Co. 32. 2nd 
Reg. Radio, El. 3-c. Saw active service in submar- 
ine outside the harbor of New York City. 

12. John Henry Bettcher . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bettcher 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson. Camp Grant, 
111., and to Camp Logan, Texas. Member of 9th 
Co. Div. Bn. No. 3. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 6, 1918 at Camp Logan. 

13. Harold B. Porter .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Porter 
Entered service October, I9I8; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member 
of Co. 18, 2nd Reg. Engineers. Mustered out of 
service December 26, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Charley William Russ . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Russ 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member of 



15. Axel W. Peterson .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peterson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Leavenworth, 
Kan. to Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas March, 1918. 
Member of Co. 7, 5th Div. Engineers. Saw active 
service on the Anould, St. Die, Argonne-Meusc and 



16. Emil p. Peterson 

Son of Mr 



Deer Creek 



nd Mrs. Daniel Peterson 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Kelly Field. Texas, 
Snow Creek Logging Camp, Wash., Ft. Worden, 
Wash., and Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Member of 
Sqd. 36 Aviation Signal Corps. Transferred to 
Aviation, Aeroplane Production Division. Mustered 
out of service January 14, 1919 at Vancouver Bar- 
racks. 



17. Herbert John Speckeen 



Deer Creek 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Speckeen 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. ; transferred to Fort Wingate. N. M. Ser- 
geant. Co. 2, Ordnance Depot. Mustered out of ser- 
vice May 22, 1919 at Fort Wingate. 

18. William H. Smith .... Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Cook, 2nd Co. 161st Depot Brigade. 

19. Helmer M. Bertelson . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Bertelson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Sevier, S. C. to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Mechanic, Co. M. 118th Inf., 30th 
Division or Old Hickory Division. Overseas May II, 
1918. Saw active service on the Belgian front and 
on September 29lh in the drive on the Hindenburg 
line. Mustered out of service April 10, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

20. Olof Harold Loween .... Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loween 
Entered service September, 1918 at Camp Grant, 






OTTJZn TAIJL COUMT^ 




IM THK V^ORI^D WJ^R. 



1. Arthur Ross Buchan 



Son. of Mr. and Mrs. James Buchan 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and to Camp Up- 
ton, N. Y. Overseas May 26. 1918. Member of Co. 
F, I32nd Inf.. 33rd Division. 



I. Erick Haglund Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Haglund 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Overseas 
May 5, 1918. Member of Co. C, 129th Infantrv. 



3. GUSTAF G. Kastama . . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Guscaf Ka 
Entered service April, 1918; went to 



11. Charles Oscar Kropp . . . 

Son of Mrs. Eva Danielsor. 
Entered service July. 1918; went to 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport N. 
Overseas September 9, 1918. Membei 



Compton 

Camp Wads- 



3rd 



rifan 



try. 



12. Albert Lahti Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Leander Lahti 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge. la. Mustered out 
of service December 16, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



13. Henry Louis Olson 



Deer Creek 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson 
Entered service August, 1917; went to Great Lalce 
transferred to Philadelphia Navy Yards and to No 
folk, Virginia. Overseas October, 1918. Gun ca 



4. Robert Louis Carter . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ca\ 
Entered service October, 1918; went to 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 21, 2nd Ret 
Engrs. Mustered out of service Januarv 
Camp Dodge. 

5. Edward Bluhn 



Compu 

7, 1919 at 



Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bluhn 
Entered service June, 1918 at Minneapolis; went to 
Puget Sound Navy Yards, Bremerton. Wash. Mem- 
ber of the United States N. R. T. Mustered out of 
service February 19, 1919, Bremerton, Wash. 



6. Walter Lee Davison . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davison 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes, 
111.; and transferred to New York. Overseas Feb- 
ruary, 1918. Truck driver. Slightly wounded. 

7. Solomon Freedland .... Oak Valley 

Son of Mrs. Tilda Freedland 

February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 



la.; transferred to Camp Grai 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas June 
Co. B, 32nd Reg. Engrs. 



28, 1918. Membe 



3f 



14. John Jacob Hamari 



. Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamari 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Member of Co. A. 3rd Inf. Overseas 
August 29, 1918. 

15. Edmund Charles Jost .... Compton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jost 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Virginia. 
Overseas September 29. 1918. Member of Supply 
Co., 3rd Pioneer Inf. Saw active service on the Ar- 
gonne-Meuse sector. Mustered out of service July 
30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



16. Roy Adison Petrie . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adiso 



Compton 



Petrie 



Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to 
Camp Humphreys, Virginia. Later transferred to 
Central Officers' Training School , at Camp Taylor, 
cky. Commissioned 2nd Xieut. Field Artillery 



20, 1918. 






of 



Decembe 



17. Albert William Tumberg 



Deer Creek 



Son of Mr. Erick Tumberg 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Hunt. N. Y. Overseas 
August, 1918. Member of Co. 154th, Inf. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 



'II 



Alex Freedland Oak Valley 

Son of Mrs. Tilda Freedland 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
July 16, 1918. Member of Co. E, 33rd Reg. Engrs. 



9. George Daniel Buchanan . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchai 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Ca 



Oak Valley 



mglon. u. I 
seas October 
30th Divisior 



American University, Wash- 
Washington Barracks. Over- 
mber of Co. A. lOSlb Engrs., 



18. Arthur D. Way 



Son of M, 
Entered service M 
Washington ; trans 
Washington 



•. and Mrs. 1 
ay, 1918; we 

>er of the S. 
Mustered out of service 
Camp Dodge. 



19. Samuel W. Eckman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 



Deer Creek 



^I Barracks. 
27lh Squad- 
3er 28, 1918 



Oak Valley 



Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 17. 1918. Member 
of Co. M, 3nth Inf., 3rd Division. Served with the 



10. John Wilhelm Kropp .... Compton 

Son of Mrs. Eva Danielson 
Entered service July, 1918; went lo Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C; transferred lo Newport News, Va. Over- 
seas AuguM, 1918. Member of Supply Co., 3rd 



20. Hartie E. Zabel . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs 
Entered service May, 1917; v 
transferred to Camp Cody, N. 



. Deer Creek 

'ius Zabel 
to Fort Snelling; 
Commissioned 1st 



ut. August 15, 1917, Adjt-General's Dcpt. 
■ed to Division Headquarters, 3kh Division 
lily discharged May 8, 1918 at Camp Cody 



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IM THK Vi^On,I^D V^A^rLl fe^ 



1. Olaf Pary 

Ente 



Veiu York Mills 

A. Olsen 

Camp Dodge, 



Brother of Mrs. L 
rvice February, 1918; 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas 
May 18, 1918. Member of Co. G, 118th Inf. Wound- 
ed September 8. 1918 in the Cambrai-Bohain drive. 
Mustered out of service April 10, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



2. LuDviG Bentley Newton 

Son o/ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bentley 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. B, 124th Engineers. Mus- 
tered out of service January 7, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

3. Carl G. Ehnert . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ehnert 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas and to Camp 
Dodge, la. Member of Co. 4, 79th Inf., 2nd Bat- 
talion. Mustered out of service March 22, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



4. 


Edwin J. Ehnert . . . New York Mills 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ehnert 




racks. Mo.; transferred from Fort Riley, Kansas 
to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. Overseas December 
24, 1917. Member of the Evacuation Hospital Reg., 
Ist Div., Medical Dept. Mustered out of service 
May 8, 1919 at Camp Grant, III. 


5. 


Frederick A. Ehnert . . New York Mills 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ehnert 




Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the American University. Wash- 
ington, D. C. Overseas May 20, 1918. Wagoner, Co. 
48, 20th Engineers. 


6. 


Arthur A. Anderson . . New York Mills 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson 



racks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Moultrie, S. C. and 
to Fort Sill, Okla. Member of Battery E, 14th Field 
Artillery. Mustered out of service March 27, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

7. John A. Hofman . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Hofman 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
HI.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Corporal, 
Co. A, B6th Div., Artillery. Mustered out of service 
February 22, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

8. Mathew Jalmer Hintsala, Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Mike Hintsala 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas August 29, 1918. Saw active service in the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive and with the Army of Oc- 
cupation. Corporal, Co. L, 54th Pioneer Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service July 5. 1919 at Camp Grant, 
Illinois. 



. New York Mills 

August Bergman 



0. E. Bergman . . 

Son of Mr. and M 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Green 
leaf, Georgia. Overseas October 14, 1918. Membe 
of Veterinary Corps, Hospital 2. A. Saw active ser 
vice. Mustered out of service June 30, 1919 a 
Camp Dodge, Iowa. 



10. Stanley A. Austin 



New York Mills 

. Austin 

Fort Mis- 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Austi 
Entered service August 14, 1918; went to 
soula, Mont. ; transferred from Fort Wordi 
to Camp Lewis, Wash. Member of Co. 40, 40th Reg. 
Coast Artillery. Mustered out of service January 
14., 1919 at Camp Lewis, Washington. 



11. Clarence E. Austin . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Austin 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Wash.; transferred to Vancouver Barracks, 
Wash. Sergeant, 20th Squadron. 2nd Prov. Avia- 
tion. Mustered out of service December 30. 1918 
at Vancouver Barracks. 

12. Victor W. Hopponen . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Esa Hopponen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Grant, 111. Overseas June 
15. 1918. Member of Co. D, 32nd Engineers. Saw 
active service as track maintenance and special track 
repair man. Mustered out of service June 18, 1919 
at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

13. Jalmer S. Hopponen . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Esa Hopponen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. Overseas 
May 19. 1918. Member of Co. A, 321st Field Ar- 
tillery. Saw active service on the Toul. Marbach. 
St. Mihiel and Argonne sectors. Mustered out of 
service May 27, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Tim Williams .... Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Williams 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Jeffer 
racks. Mo. Discharged foi 

15. Richard Williams 



ability. 



New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Williams 
Entered service November 1. 1918; went to Camp 
Forrest, Georgia. Mustered out on the signing of 
the armistice. 

16. John P. Edison . . . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Edison 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Wagoner, Co. A, Machine Gun Battalion. 
Overseas July 7, 1918. Saw active service on the 
St. Mihiel, Argonne, Lys-Scheldt, Belgium sectors. 
Mustered out of service April 24, 1919. 

17. Richard S. Haarala . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Solomon J. Haarala 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. Wagoner, 
Co. B, 346th Machine Gun Battalion, 91st Div. Over- 
seas July 12, 1918. Saw active service in Flanders 
and on the Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel sectors. 
Transferred to the Det. service of the S. 0. S. 
at Le Mans. Mustered out of service July 21, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

18. Jalmer Poti .... New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Poti 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 



19. Richard E. Niskawaara 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. jl 
Entered service June, 1918; 
111.; transferred 
September 9, 



56th Inf. Saw acti' 
, 1918. Mustered 
Camp Dodge. 



New York Mills 

. Matt Niskalvaura 
; went to Camp Grant, 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
er of Machine Gun Co. 
nee. Wounded October 
f service June 30, 1919 



20. Alvin Walter Johnson . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Johnson 
Entered service August, 1918 at the University of 
Minnesota; transferred to the Officers' Training 
School at LaFayette, Ind. Sergeant, Motor Trans- 
port Corps. Mustered out of service January 7, 
1919 at LaFayetle, Ind. 



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1. Jonas Kalmi .... New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tahvo Kalmi 
Entered service June, 1917, at Ft. Snelling; trans- 
ferred to Camp Cody, N. M. and to Camp Merritt, 
N. J. Overseas April. 1918. 



11. Harry Wm. Petersen . Netv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petersen 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of the 18th Ret. Engineers. Mus- 
tered out at Camp Dodge. 



2. John H. Haataja . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Haataja 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Paris Island, 
and to Quantico, Va. Overseas October, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. M, 11th Reg. Marines. Received medal 
of expert rifleman at Paris Island. 



3. Edward Jacob Hintsala . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hintsala 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas 
September 6. 1918. Member of the 311tb Engrs. 
Co. F. 



4. Julius Fridjof Cook 

Son of Mr. and Mr! 
Entered service March, 1918 
111. Overseas April 28, 1 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force. 



. New York Mills 

Charles Cook 

went to Great Lakes, 



5. Christian Osvalt Liikanen, New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Antti Liikanen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
transferred to Camp Sevier and to Camp Mills, N.Y. 
Overseas May 24, 1918. Member of Co. D, 118th 
Infantry. 

6. Jalmar Johnson . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Member of Co. A, 332nd Machine Gun Bn. 
Mustered out at Camp Grant, 111.. September 16, 



7. Arthur Hepola . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs* Henry Hepola 
Entered service August, 1918. Overseas August 31, 



12. Eli Edward Tolkkinen .... Newton 

Son of Mrs. Helena Tolkkinen 
Entered service December, 1917; went to the Great 
Lakes Station ; transferred to Camp Dewey and to 
Camp Paul Jones. 1st Class Seaman. U. S. S. 
Minnesota. 

13. John William Tolkkinen . . . Newton 

Son of Mrs. Helena Tolkkinen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 



14. Emil Andrew Larson . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Edward Larson 
Entered service October, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Douglas, Ariz, and 
to Miami Fla. M. P. 4th Div. Cavalry. Overseas 
July. 1918. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

15. James Oliver Harding . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Harding 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Transferred to Camp Logan. Texas and to Camp 
Upton. N. Y. Overseas August, 1918. Member of 
Co. C, 49th Infantry. 

16. Andrew Maki Newton 

Son of Mrs. Sanna I. Kultala 
Entered service July, 1917 at Minneapolis; went to 
Fort Riley. Kan.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
Overseas October, 1917. Member of 9th Reg. 2nd 
Div., U. S. Inf. Gassed. Served with the Army 
of Occupation. 

17. Arthur Alfred Mursu . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mursu, Sr. 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 

May, 









^ashmgton, 
44th Co. 
' July 12, 



William Peterson . 

Son of Mr. and M 
Entered service February, 1918 
N. J. Overseas July 10, 1918. 
34th Engrs. 



. New York Mills 

Peter Peterson 

Camp Dix. 



18. John Wayne Williams . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Williams 
Entered service June, 1917, at Minneapolis; went to 
Great Lakes, 111. and to League Island. Seaman A, 
Co. F, Reg. 10. Ass't. Gunner U. S. S. New Jersey. 
Transferred to U. S. S. Dennis. Wounded at sea 
January 8. 1919. 



9. John Andrew Ruonakoski, Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ruonakoski 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 



19. Harry D. Williams . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Williams 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
transferred to Camp Devens. Mass. Overseas May 5, 
1918. Member of Co. D. 33rd Reg. Engrs. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 



10. Walter Perala Ott 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Perala 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 



20. John E. Wood . 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
Entered service Septemb< 
Dodge. Promoted to Serf 
338th Machine Gun Bn. 



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1. John L. Knutson . . . I^ew York Mills 

Son ol Mr. and Mrs. Knule Knutson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station: transferred to League Island and 
assigned to U. S. S. Rhode Island. Promoted to 
ships mechanic. Overseas with U. S. Transport. 

2. Fred J. Noponen . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noponen 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



il. Andrew A. Maunumaki, New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Maunumaki 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Sevier. S. C. to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas July, 1918. Member of Co. 
D, 118th Infantry. 

12. WiLiTiM A. Antilla .... Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. WUliam Antilla 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. 
Overseas July, 1918. Member of Co. E, 362nd Inf., 



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3. Arthur Eskle Jacobson . . . Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Jacobson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Mem- 
ber of Co. 19, 2nd Engrs. Ret. Bn. Mustered out 
of service December 26, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



4. Richard William Jacobson 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Jacobson 

July, 1918; went to Camp Wad' 



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5. Allie Kallinen .... New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Kallinen 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Overseas July 15. 1918. Member of 
Co. A, 316th Infantry. 



6. Walter Jalmer Perala Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Perala 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa, Mcm- 



7. Charles Henry Suomela .... Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust H. Suomela 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas; 
Southern Field, Ga., McCIellan Field, Ala., and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Transferred from Aviation to 
104th Ammunition Train, Hdqtrs. Co. Horse Bat- 
talion, 29th Div. Overseas July, 1918. 

8. Mathew W. Haapoja . . New York Mills 

Son of Mrs. Liisa Haapoja 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Dunwoody Inst, and 
to Philadelphia Navy Yards. Overseas January 14, 
1918. Member of U. S. Naval Aviation, C. M. 1st 
C. Mustered out of service January 14, 1919. Rec. 
Ship, New York. 



9. Alfred N. Hendrickson . . . Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hendrickson 

June, 1917 at Fort Russell, Wyo. ; 



Entered service June, 1917 

transferred to Camp Lawrence, Cal. 

in Texas. Member of 1st Cavalry, Troop M. 



10. Emil Hendrickson . . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hendrickson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to a camp in 



13. Henry jalmer Wirta . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wirta 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 17, 1918. Member of Battery A. 333rd 
Field Artillery. Mustered out of service January 
20, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 



Newton 14. Smith A. Brooks 



Neiv York Mills 



Entered service May, 1917; went to Camp Douglas, 
Arizona; transferred from Yuma, Ariz, to Vancouver 
Barracks, Wash. Member of Co. E. 14th Inf. Trans- 
ferred to Co. B, 30th Bn. U. S. Army stationed at 
Fort Liscum, Alaska. 

15. John Evert Korkalo . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matti Korkalo 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Georgia. Member of Co. 19, 2nd Recruiting 
Engrs. Mustered out of service December 26, 1918 
at Camp Dodge. 



16. Elias a. Kent 



. New York Mills 

Elias Kukkonen 



Son of Mr. and M 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh, 
Pa.; transferred to Air Service depot, Garden City. 
L. I. Overseas June 30, 1918. Mechanic, 173rd 
Aero Service Squadron. Mustered out of service 
March 22, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. George Berndt Koller . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias J. Koller 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Rockaway Beach, 
Long Island, N. Y. Q. M. (a) 2nd Class, Naval 
Aviation. Served in coast patrol service, also in con- 
veying transports to sea. 

18. Norman Koller . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias J. Koller 
Entered service May, 1914 at Fort Snelling. 1st 
Class Sergeant, Medical Department. U. S. Army. 
Served eight months at Trinidad, Colorado, three 
years at Manila, P. I. and three months at Camp 
Fremont. Cal. Received honorable discharge March 
31, 1919. 

19. Theodore Edwin Koller, New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias J. Koller 
Entered the service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 



20. Wendell Oscar Heinonen, New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Heinonen 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. Wis- 
consin and later to the U. S. S. Von Stucbcn. 
Served on transports from October 30, 1917 to May, 
1918. Cruised along North American shores from 
May, 1918 to January 20, I9I9. 






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1. Joseph W. Erkkila Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erkkila 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Member 
of Co. B, 388th Inf. Mustered out of service May 
24, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

2. Stephen Weis Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Weis 
Entered service May, 1918; went to San Francisco, 
Cal. ; transferred from Camp Meade, Md. to Curtis 
Bav, Md. Member of Co. C, 63rd Inf. Mustered 
out of service May 2, 1919 at Curtis Bay. 

3. John Arvid Aho Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Aho 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
July 7, 1918. Member of Co. I. 363rd Inf., 91st 
Div. Saw active service in the Argonne drive. 
Wounded October 1, at Argonne. Mustered out of 
service June 26, 1919 at Fort Snelling. 

4. LuDviG M. Anderson Newton 

Son of Mr, Leander Anderson 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
July 9, 1918. Corporal, Co. A, 602nd Engineers. 
Saw active service in the St. Mihiel and the Argonne- 
Meuse offensives. Mustered out of service July 5, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Arthur Jacob Haapoja . . . Newton 

Son of Mrs. Lizzie Haapoja 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred from Fort Riley, Kan. to 
West Point, Ky. and to Camp Knox, Ky. Trans- 
ferred from Cavalry to Battery A, 68th Field Ar- 
tillery. Mustered out of service December 20, 1918 
at Camp Knox, Ky. 

6. Alexander Niemi Deer Creek 

Son of Mrs. Kaisa Niemi 
Entered service September. 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III. Member of Co. 17, 161st Depot Brigade. 
Mustered out of service December 10, 1918 at Camp 
Grant. 

7. Charles W. Holmstrom .... Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Jacobson 
Entered service August, 1916. Overseas. Member 
of Co. L, 7th Inf., 2nd Div. Saw active service. 
Wounded July 17, 1918. 

8. Walter Ruikka Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ruikka 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
July 9, 1918. Member of Co. B. 602nd Engineers. 
Saw active service .on the St. Mihiel and Argonne- 
Meuse sectors from September 16th to November 
11th, 1918. Mustered out of service July 6, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

9. Aaron Roberts Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas September, 1918. Wagoner, 
Supply Co., 3rd Pioneer Inf. Saw active service. 

10. Frank Roberts Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts 
Entered service April, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station. Transferred to the U. S. S. Pro- 
metheus. Rank, Coxswain. Overseas from February 
18, 1918 to February 1, 1919. 



11. William Poikila Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Poikila 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cai. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y- Overseas August 11, 1918. Member 
of Co. F, 308th Inf., 77th Div. Saw active service 
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered out of 
service May 22, 1919 at Camp Lewis, Wash. 

12. Rudolph Getenberg Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Getenberg 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas. Member of Supply Co. 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Saw active service. 

13. William L. Hepola . . . . . Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hepola 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Fort McArthur. 
Texas; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
September, 1918. Member of Co. G, 34th Inf., 7th 
Div. Saw active service at the front for thirty-three 

14. Erick Nissi Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Nissi 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of Headquarters Co. 111th Inf., 
28th Div. Saw active service. Mustered out of ser- 
vice May 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. William Crabb Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Crabb 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to the American University, Wash- 
ington, D. C. Overseas May 21, 1918. Member of 
Co. 48, 20th Engineers. Mustered out of service 
June 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. John Fred Poussu Newton 

Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Funston, 
Kan. ; transferred to Camp Dodge and to Camp Mills, 
N. Y. Overseas August 14, 1918. Member of Co. 
N. 3.52nd Inf., 88th Div. Saw active service on the 
Alsace sector. Mustered out of service June 15, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

17. John Arola Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Arola 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge. la. Member 
of Co. 3. 163rd Depot Brigade. Mustered out of 
service December 26, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Walter Niska Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Niska 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Member 
of Co. B, 388th Inf. Mustered out of service May 
7, 1919 at Fort Wingate. 

19. Emil F. Mattson Neivton 

Son of Mr. Charles Mattson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Overseas September, 1918. Member 
of Co. B, 4th Corps, Artillery Park. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 

20. Roy M. Sturdevant .... Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Slurdeiant 
Entered service June, 1918 at lli.- Innr.-lu ,,r Min- 

poral, Motor Transport No. 5r>:.'. Mn-i-h! .>iii of 
service February 26, 1919 at (;.i,,i|, (,,.,„i lll,,i„is. 



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1. Albert S. Ljungren . . . . . Blowers 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. C. S. Ljungren 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Sep- 
tember 5, 1918. Corporal. Co. I, 351st Inf. Saw 

2. Adolph Sigfred Ljungren . . . Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ljungren 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Over- 
seas September 1918. Member of Co. B. 3rd Pio- 
neer Infantry. 

3. William Oscar Nikkari . . . Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Nikkari 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Georgia; transferred to Camp Dodge. Iowa. 
Member of Co. B, 125th Engineers. Mustered out 
of service January 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

4. August L. Anderson .... Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Anderson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July. 1918. Member of Co. 
F, 315th Engineers, 90th Div. Served with the Army 
of Occupation. 

5. Arthur Aho Blotvers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .iugust Aho 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Georgia; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. 
Member of the 192nd Engineers Ret. Battalion. 
Mustered out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

6. Harry J. Goldie Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goldie 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo. ; transferred from Fort Russell, Wyo. 
to Camp Fremont, Cal. Later transferred to Fort 
Sill, Okla. Overseas August 4. 1918. Sergeant. 83rd 
Field Artillery. Mustered out of service February 
19, 1919 at Camp Knox, Ky. 

7. Arthur H. Krueger .... Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Krueger 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred from Valparaiso University to 
Purdue, Ind. and to Camp Colt. Pa. Overseas Octo- 
ber, 1918. Mechanic, 1st Provisional Depot Co., 
Tank Corps. 

8. Lloyd Stinebaugh Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Steinbaugh 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier. S. C. and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 6, 1918. Member of 
Co. I, 119lh Infantry. 

9. Henry A. Beldo Blowers 

Son of Mrs. Katie Beldo 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to Camp 
Upton. N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. 
F. 129th Inf. Saw active service on the western 
front. 

10. Frank W. Beldo Blowers 

Son of Mrs. Katie Beldo 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
August. 1918. Member of Co. K, 319th Inf. Saw 
active service on the western front. 



IL Math Schmit Bluffton 

Son of Mrs, Susie Schmit 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 18, Ret. Engineers. Mus- 
tcred out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

12. Vern G. Barr Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barr 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Travis, 
Texas; transferred from Camp Stanley. Texas to 
Camp Travis. Sergeant. Co. A. 412th Battalion, 
Quartermaster Corps. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 7, 1918 at Camp Travis. 

13. Reuben Boyle Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Boyle 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred from Camp Logan, Texas to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Member of Co. B, 129th Inf. Over- 
seas May 23, 1918. Saw active service on the 
Somme, Verdun, Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel 
sectors. Mustered out of service June 2, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

14. Frank Koranda Bluffton 

Son of Mrs. Marie Koranda 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Ohio; transferred from Camp Wadsworth. S. 
C. to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas July 17, 1918. 
Member of Co. A, 53rd Inf. Saw active service on 
the Vosges and Argonne-Meuse sectors. Mustered 
out of sen-ice June 21, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Matt Schmitz Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Schmitz 
Entered service August, 1917; served in the National 
Guard of Minnesota eighteen months. 

16. Joseph H. Schmitz Bluffton 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Adolph Schmitz 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. Mus- 
tered out of service at Camp Pike, November 11, 
1918. 

17. Martin M. DuMont .... Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. DuMont 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 17, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. C, 333rd Artillery. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 21, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

18. Anthony DuMont . . .Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. DuMont 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Corporal, 
Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of service 
January 23, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Edward Huebner Bluffton 

Son of Mrs. Peter Ertz 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Camp Douglas; 
transferred to Camp McArthur, Texas. Overseas. 
Sergeant. 107th Reg., 32nd Div. Engineers. Saw 
active service on five different sectors. Mustered out 
of service May 28. 1919 at Camp Custer, Mich. 

20. Robert E. Kupfer Bluffton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kupfer 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge. 
la.; transferred from Camj) Travis. Texas, to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas June 20. 1918. Member of 
Co. E. 357th Inf., 90th Div. Served on the St. Mi- 
■ hiel and Argonne-Meuse sectors. Mustered out of 
service June 16, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 



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1. Clyde E. Reynolds . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds 
Entered service February, 






.vent to Jefferson 

ansferred from Camp McDowall to 

lippjnes. Corporal Co. M, 27th Inf. 






Siberi 



2. Charles B. Reynolds . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from Camp Merritt, N. J. 
to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas July, 1918. Mu- 
sician, Headquarters Co., 112th Inf., 2'8th Div. Saw 
active service in the Argonne-Meuse and St. Mihiel 
drives. Mustered out of service May 12, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

3. George E. Reynolds . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds 

June, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
Kelly Field, Texas to 



sferred fron 



racks. Mo 

Camp Morrison, Va. Overseas Febr 
Sergeant, 48th Aero Squadron. Sa 
on the Argonne-Meuse, Champagne 
Mihiel sectors. Mustered out of i 
11, 1919 at Camp Grant. 






and St 



4. Robert Jake Agerter . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Agerter 
Entered .service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C: transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas September 10, 1918. Member of Co. D, 51th 
Pioneer Inf. Saw active service on the Verdun and 
Argonne sectors. Mustered out of service April 5, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Ivan Raymond Dennison . New York Mills 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. George Dennison 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station ; transferred from Camp Perry to 
Camp Lawrence and to Camp Barry. Seaman, T. 
B. C. D. I, 4th and 21st Reg. Mustered out of ser- 
vice April 3, 1919 at Camp Barry. 

6. Frank Mitchell Kent . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Kent 
Entered service January, 1919; went to Great Lakes 



7. Henry Arthur Hauser . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mrs. Louie Hauser 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody Na- 



val School; transferred to Harvard, Boston. 


IC 


Radio. .Saw active service on the U. S. S. 


Mb 


erty. the U. S. S. Supply and the U. S. S. 


Col 



8. Alfred Ollikain . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ollikain 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. Member of T " " 

Mustered out of servic 
Dodge. 

9. Henry A. Moench . . Neiv York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Moench 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station. 

10. Walter Elvinus Johnson . . Homestead 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Gust A. Johnson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the Receiving Ship 
New Orleans. Rate. Lds. for Yeo. Transferred to 
Cristobal, Canal Zone. Atlantic Section. 15th Naval 
Dist. and later to the Pacific Section Balboa, Canal 
Zone, 15th Naval District. 



11. Frank H. Rothiger .... Homestead 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rothiger 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M. ; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Mem- 
ber of Ordnance Corps. Mustered out of service 
May 7, 1919 at Fort Wingate. 

12. Edwin Seymour Butler . . Homestead 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Butler 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Kelly Field No. 2. Ser- 
geant, Squadron C. Saw active service on the Mex- 
ican border. 

13. Alfred Sporre Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Sporre 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Overseas 
May 16, 1918. Member of Co. C, 130th Inf. Saw 
active service in Flanders. Mustered out of service 
April 3, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Walter E. Hilden Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hilden 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Paris Island, 



. Blowers 



15. John Li^dvig Kneisl 

Son of Mrs. Eva Kneisl 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.: transferred to Camp Upton. N. Y. Overseas 
May, 1918. Member of Co. F, 12th Field Artillery. 
Saw active service in France. 

16. Bertinius Agrimson Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Agrimson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 19, Prov. Mustered out 
of service December 26, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Harry W. Roberts Butler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts 
EiiKivd =.rvi,,- May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wa^li.: irin-lin.il to Camp Kearny, Cal. and to 
Cii.ii. Mill- \, V. Corporal, Co. E, 105th Inf., 
1-. August 7, 1918. Attached to 



li Ui 






18. Irwin C. Brown Butler 

Son of Mrs. Libbie Munger 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Gordon. Ga. and 
to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas May 14, 1918. 
Member of Battery D, 319th Field Artillery. Saw 
active service on the Marback sector and in the St. 
Mihiel and Argonne offensive. Mustered out of 
service May 21, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Ernest J. Brown Butler 

Son of Mrs. Libbie Munger 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas July 15, 1918. Member of Co. C, 349th 
Inf.. 88th Div. Saw active service in Belgium. Mus- 
tered out of service June 20. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. John J. Dykhoff Butler 

S„n ni Mr. and Mrs. Gc.rsc Dykhoff 

F.nici.'.l -. i\Mi f.lintiM. I'M;;: w.rii lo Camp Dodge, 



liU, 






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1. EvERD H. Jyrkas Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jyrkas 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort McKinley, Me., 
Camp Eustis, Va. and to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas October 6, 1918. Member of Battery F, 48th 
C. A. C. Mustered out of service March 30, 1919 
at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

2. Oscar L. Jyrkas Neivton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jyrkas 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.: transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas 
July 11, 1918. Member of Co. C, 316th Ammuni- 
tion Train. Saw twenty days of active service in 
Argonne Forest and ten days on the Ypres, Bel- 
gium sector. Mustered out of service February 18. 
1919 at Camp Dod?e. 

3. Alexander Bernu . . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leander Bernu 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Long Island. Overseas May 7, 
1918. Member of Co. C, 140th Inf., 35th Div. Saw 
active service in the battle of Vosges, at Argonne 
Forest and at Tavannes. Mustered out of service 
May 8, 1919 at Camp Grant. 111. 

4. Albert Erkkilla Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erkkila 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July 18, 1918. Member of Co. M, 
362nd Inf., 91st Div. Saw active service at St. Mi- 
hiel, Argonne-Meuse and Lys-Scheldt, Belgium sec- 
tors. Mustered out of service April 28, 1919. 

5. Edward L. Nyhind Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Isaac Nylund 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Hoboken, Newark, Merritt 
and Taylor, Ky. 2nd Lieutenant, F. A. R. R. 
Still in the service as a reserve. 

6. Waino Jalmer Ojala Otto 

Son of Mrs. Hanna Ojala 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Paris Island. 
S. C; transferred to Quantico, Va. Member of the 
19lh Co. Marines. Mustered out of service Febru- 
ary 11, 1919 at Quantico, Va. 

7. Jacob Hyry Otto 

Brother of Charles G. Hyry 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Attached to the Medical Corps, Base 
Hospital, Camp Lewis. Mustered out of service 
March 30, 1919. 

8. Julius Peltoniemi Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Peltoniemi 
Entered .service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of the 19th Co. 2nd Ret. Bat- 
talion, Engineers. Mustered out of service Decem- 
ber 27, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

9. Walter Peltoniemi Otto 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Peltoniemi 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Paris Island. 
S. C; transferred from Utica. N. Y. to Quantico, 
Va. Member of the 18th Co. 5th U. S. Marine 
Corps. Overseas August 17, 1918. Wounded No- 
vember 1st, in the battle of Argonne Forest. Served 
with the Army of Occupation. 

10. William A'. Kruecer .... Bluffton 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. William C. Krueger 
Entered service April, 1918; went to the Pittsburgh, 
Pa. University Training Station; transferred to 
Hempstead Field, No. 2, Doncaster. England. Over- 
seas June, 1918. Pilot Mechanic, 318th Aero Squad- 
ron, U. S. Air Service. Mustered out of service 
December 20, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Eddie E. Bakko ..... Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bakko 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Trans- 
ferred from Co. D, 97th Div. Inf. to the Ordnance 
Dcpt.. Co. 1, 97th Div. Mustered out of service 
June 4, 1919 at Fort Wingate. 

12. Andrew M. Januszewski . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stancel Januszewski 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas. 
Mechanic, Co. A, 118th Inf., 30th Div. Saw active 
service at Ypres, Cambrai and St. Quentin. Mus- 
tered out of service April 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Edward Lachowitzer .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Lachowitzer 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.: transferred to Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas April 
24, 1918. Member of Co. F, I39th Inf., 35th Div. 
Saw active service on the Argonne sector. Wound- 
ed September 29, 1918. Mustered out of service 
May 2, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

14. John J. Wilkosky Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkosky 
Entered service April, 1918; went to- Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Washington Barracks, D. C. Over- 
seas July 15, 1918. Member of Company F. 111th 
Engineers. Saw active service on the St. Mihiel 



15. Joseph A. Wilkosky .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkosky 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Lewis, Washington. Overseas July 5, 1918. Member 
of Co. K, 362nd Inf., 91st Div. Saw active service 
at Verdun. Wounded September 27, 1918. Mus- 
tered out of service January 11. 1919 at Camp 
Dodsc. 

16. Herbert H. Romann .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Romann 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 
Member of the 27th Squadron, 2nd Prov. Mustered 
out of service December 28, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

17. George Robson Huntington . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Huntington 
Entered service April, 1916; went to Camp Hughes, 
Manitoba; transferred to Shorncliffe, England. Over- 
seas October 4, 1916. Gunner, 19th Battery, C. 
F. A. Saw active service at Ypres. Somme. Loos, 
Lens, Vimy Ridge. Paschendale, Arras, St. Quentin 
and Amiens. Wounded September 5. 1917 at Lens 
and August 14. 1918 at St. Quentin. Mustered out 
March 3. 1919 at Winnipeg, Canada. 

18. Charles Leon Huntington . . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Huntington 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas 
May 10, 1918. Member of Co. A, 118th Inf.. 30th 
Div. Saw active service in Flanders at Ypres and 
St Quentin. Mustered out of service April 10, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

19. John E. Franklin Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Cody, N. M. Mem- 
ber of Co. F, 136th Inf. Mustered out of service 
February 18, 1919 at Camp Cody, N. M. 

20. Reuben 0. Franklin .... Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Washington. Overseas September 10, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. A, 3rd C. A. P. 



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IK THK V^OJZI^D ^VAU. 



1. George T. Raycroft .... Paddock 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, John Raycroft 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson and to Camp 
Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 17, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. E, 4th Inf., 3rd Div. Served with the 
Army of Occupation. 



2. Alexander Paurus . 

Son of Mrs. LL 
Entered service July, 1918; 



. Paddock 

Camp Wads- 



Clifford Allen Nelson . . . Paddock 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Nets Nelson 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Dunwoody Inst. 
Minneapolis; transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla. 
and to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas October, 1918. 
Member of Co. 344, Quartermaster Corps, F. R. S. 



4. Tony M. Johnson Butler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier. S. C. and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. 
D, 118th Infantry. 

5. Pete Kilbo Paddock 

Son of Mrs. Anna L. Kilbo 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson. Overseas Sep- 
tember 17, 1918. Member of the 333rd Field Ar- 
tillery, Battery B. Mustered out of service January 
19, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

6. William Kilbo Paddock 

Son of Mrs. .4nna L. Kilbo 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Mem- 
ber of Co. C, 124th Engineers. Mustered out of 
service January 7. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Arvid Nevala Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Peter Nevala 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas August 26, 1918. Member of Co. B, 3rd Pio- 
neer Infantry. 

8. Albert Nevala Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Peter Nevala 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Logan, Tctasj and to Camp 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. 
K, 131st Infantry. 

9. Frank E. Weston Paddock 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Lauren Weston 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Fort Leav- 
enworth, Kansas; transferred to Jersey City. Over- 
seas April 29, 1918. Corporal, Co. 37, Signal Corps. 

10. Arvit a. Hyry Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hyry 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Cody. N. M. and to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Overseas August. 1918. Member of 
Co. H, 58th Inf. Served with the Army of Occu- 



11. Frank Stanley Pierce .... Butler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Pierce 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Boston, Mass.; 
transferred to Light Ship No. 72, Merchant Marine. 
Honorably discharged March 28, 1919. 

12. Emil H. Wuollet Sebeka 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wuollet 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas October, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery 333. 86th Division, Field Artillery. 

13. Charles N. Wuollet .... Sebeka 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wuollet 
Entered service July, 1918; 

worth, S. C. ; transferred l„ r — ■ . — • 

Overseas October, 1918. Corporal, Supply Co., 3rd 
Pioneer Infantry. 



ent to Camp Wads 
Newport News, Va 



14. Israel Junes Sebeka 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Junes 
Entered service April, 1918; went to the University 
of Pittsburgh; transferred to Mitchell Field. Over- 
seas July 15, 1918. Promoted to Corporal of the 
219th Aero Squadron at Harling Road, England. 
Mustered out of service December 22, 1918 at Camp 

15. Miles Taylor Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Taylor 
Entered service July, 1918. Overseas September, 
1918. Wagoner, Suppl 

16. Anton Ahlberg . . .... Paddock 

Son of Mr. Peter Ahlberg 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Overseas 
May 16, 1918. Member of Co. C, 124th Machine 
Gun Battalion, 33rd Div. Saw active service. Mus- 
tered out of service May 26, 1919. 



17. Eddie Salmen 



Paddock 



Son of Mr. and Mrs, John Salmen 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Funs- 
ton, Kan.; transferred from Ft. Riley, Kan. to the 
U. S. A. General Hospital No. 21. Member Medical 
Department. Mustered out of service April 8, 1919 
at Denver, Colorado. 

18. Alvin Walfred Lindberc . . . Paddock 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindberg 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C: transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas September 22, 1918. Member of Co. K, 330th 
Inf., 83rd Div. Mustered out of service April 12, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Richard Laine Paddock 

Son of Mrs. Emma Kokkila 
Entered service June, 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Naval Station; transferred to the receiving ship New 
Orleans; Naval Patrol Station. Cristobel, Panama; 
and the U. S. Submarine Base, Coco Solo, Panama. 
Rank, F 3C. Mustered out of service March 3, 1919 
at Norfolk, Va. 

20. Adolph Laine Paddock 

Son of Mrs. Emma Kokkila 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred from Fort McArthur to 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas June, 1918. Member 
of the A. A. Battery C, 2nd Bn. Saw active ser- 
vice at St. Mihiel. Mustered out of service April, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



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IM THK V^OIIJLD V^jAR_ 



1. John W. Schrader j 

Son of Mrs. Clara Schrader 

May, 1917 at Ft. Snelling; t 
August, 1918. 



Entered 

ferred to Camp Dodge 

Lieut., Co. E, 352nd 



Infan 



2. Robert Januszewski Pe\ 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Januszewski 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodg 
amp Custer, Mich, and to Can: 
icas July, 1918. Member of O 



la. 



11. Herman J. Schmidt ..... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. D, Schmidt 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Hancock. Ga. and to Camp 
Cody. N. M. Member of Co. B, 97th Division, Ma- 
chine Gun Battalion. Mustered out of service Decem- 
ber 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



12. Louis H. Schmidt 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. 
Entered service February. 1918; 
la.; transferred from Camp C\ 



Perham 

H. D. Schmidt 

went to Camp Dodge. 



D, 55tli En 



3. George Arthur Scheideker . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheideker 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart. Va. Over- 
seas September 6, 1918. Member of Co. B, 54th 
Inf. Served with the Army of Occupation. 



4, Thomas Joe Parcham .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parchem 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 



5. Bernard F. Jahn Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Jahn 

It to Camp Lewis, 



Entered s 


rvice April. IS 


Wash.; tr 


nsferred to Ca 


of Co. E, 


13th Infantry. 



6. Leslie Mahlon Norris .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon M. Norris 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
April 24. 1918. Member of the 304th Field Artil- 
lery, Battery A, 77th Div. Saw active service on the 
Vesle, Argonne Woods and the Meuse fronts. Mus- 
tered out of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



7. Bernard J. Mohr Perh 

Son of Mrs. Fred Mohr 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Ii. ; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas, and to New 
York. Overseas June 11, 1918. Member of Co. F, 
36rtth Inf.. 9Dth Div. Served with the Army of Oc- 



Joseph Henry Paulson . 

Brother of Mrs. Clemens 
Entered service February. 1918; we 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan. T 
Upton. N. Y. Overseas May 30, 



Perham 

Steinbach 

[It to Camp Dodge, 



9. Henry C. Dahl Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dahl 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Custer, 
Mich. Overseas August 15, 1918. Member of Sup- 
ply Co. 32, U. S. Pioneer Infantry. 



10. Alfred H. Banwart Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Banwart 
Entered service February, 1918 ; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Missouri. Member of Co. 15, Infantry. 



13. Alex Edward Rebuck .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rebuck 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Washington Bar- 
racks, D. C; transferred from Camp Dodge. la. to 
Hempstead, L. I. Overseas in the summer of 1918. 
Member of the 16th Co. Aero Construction, Air Ser- 

14. William A. Van Veghel . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Van Veghel 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 
11, 1918. Member of Battery B, 337th Field Artil- 
lery, 35th Div. Saw active service in the Argonne 

15. Alvin Robert Weickert . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weickert 
Entered service October, 1918 at Milwaukee, Wis., 



Called as pilot in av 
celled when the armist 
of service December 14, 1918 



r of Co. A. Reg. 1. 
ut the call was can- 
signed. Mustered out 



16. George S. Lamm 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Entered service December, 1917; wen 



17. Charles Joseph Vocel . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Vogel 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo. ; transferred from Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 
to Camp Meade, Md. Member of the 14th Co. Sig- 
nal Corps. Transferred to medical department. 
Mustered out June 28, 1919 at Camp Meade, Md. 

18. George W. C. Littell . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. P. Littell 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Norfolk. Va. and 
to the U. S. S. South Dakota. Seaman, 2nd Class. 
Co. B. 1st Reg. Overseas on transport May 1, 1918. 
Wounded September 1st by shrapnel when the 
•Tanker" was attacked by a submarine in mid-ocean. 
Mustered out of service December 2, 1918 at New 
York. 

19. John Joseph Rekowski . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rekowski 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Mem- 
ber of Co. I, 387th Inf., 97th Division. 



20. John Edward Vogel 



Perham 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Vogel 
Entered service December, 1915; sailed for Eng- 
land June, 1916. Lance Corporal, M. G. Corps, 
Co. D, I02nd Battalion. Saw active service in Bel- 
gium and France. Wounded August 31st. 1916 at 
St. Eloi. Belgium. Mustered out of service March 
21, 1919 at St. Johns, N. B. Canada. 






OTTlZn TAIL COUMTY^ 




IM THK 'i^OJ^jLD V ^A^a. J^fa^ 



1. Otto E. Jahn Perham 

Son oj Mr. and Mrs. August Jahn 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred from Fort Riley, Kan. to 
Camp Funston. Kan. and to Camp Mills. N. Y. Over- 
seas July 7. 1918. Member of Medical Detachment. 
34.1st Field Artillery, 86lh Div. Saw active service 
on the Toul sector. Mustered out of service July 
31. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

2. Joseph A. Struett Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Struett 
Entered service July. 1918; went to Fort Sheridan, 
111. 2nd Lieutenant, S. A. T. C. Mt. Union College, 
Alliance, Ohio. Mustered out of service December 
24, 1918 at Alliance, Ohio. 

3. Charles Frederick Lotterer . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Lotterer 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Camp Ross. F 1-C, 
Co. G, 4th Reg. Mustered out of service April 16, 
1919 at Great Lakes. 

4. William Frederick Woessner . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Woessner 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Sheridan and to Merritt, 
N. J. Overseas June 30, 1918. Member of Co. B, 
22nd Engineers. This regiment operated the nar- 
row gauge railway along the front of the Mouse 
sector from Abreville to Argonne Forest. Mus- 
tered out of service April 4, 1919 at Camp Mills, 
N. Y. 

5. Leonard John Hassler .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .iugust Hassler 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to C'mp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 21, 1918. Memter 
of Co. H, 360th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active service 
at St. Mihiel. Gassed September 28th at St. Mihiel. 
Mustered out of service April 11, 1919 at Camp 

6. Raymond V. Hassler .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .4ugust Hassler 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. C, 125th Engineers. Mus- 
tered out of service December 26, 1918 at Camp For- 

7. W. P. Newman Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Neioman 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Lee. Va. 
2nd Lieutenant, 26th Hospital Div. Veterinary Corps. 
Mustered out of service December 20, 1918. 

8. William A. Brown Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kelly 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Corporal, Battery A. 37th Reg. Light Artil- 
lery, 13th Div. Mustered out of service February 
S, 1919 at Camp Lewis. 

9. Henry E. Brown Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kelly 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August 17, 1918. Supply Ser- 
geant, Battery E, 338th Light Artillery, 88th Div. 
Convoy torpedoed September 7, near Queenstown, 
Ireland. Landed at London. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. George Henry Neurnberc . . . Perham 

Son of Mrs. Mary Ncurnberg Mehl 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wheeler, 
Ga. ; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Member 
of the 124th Infantry. 



11. Leon Francis Ceynowa . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ceynowa 
Entered service April, 1918 at Ontario, Canada. 
Member of Motor Corps; Army of Poland. Over- 
seas May 23, 1918. 

12. Preston J. McGrann .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William McGrann 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
April 24, 1918. Member of Co. H, 139th Inf. 35th 
Div. Saw active service on the Grand Ballou, Wes- 
serling, St. Mihiel sectors and in the Argonne-Meuse 
offensive. Mustered out of service May 2, 1919 at 
Camp Grant, 111. 

13. George Thomas McGrann . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William McGrann 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Cody, N. 
M.; transferred from Ft. Sill, Okla. to Camp Upton. 
N. Y. Overseas September 25, 1918. Member of 
Headquarters Co., 127th Heavy Artillery, 32nd Div. 
Mustered out of service January 19, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

14. John Henry Ryan Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan 
.Entered service June, 1918; went to Dunwoody Insti- 
tute, Minneapolis; transferred to Brooklyn, N. Y. and 
to the U. S. S. Sierra. Rank, Cook. 

15. Dennis Ryan Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Funston, 
Kan.; transferred from Camp Dodge. la. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 16. 1918. Member 
of the 275th Inf., 79th Div. Military Police. Mus- 
tered out of service June 15, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Thomas Ryan . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan 
Entered service May. 1918; went to the Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to Hampton Roads, 
Va. and to the U. S. S. Arkansas. 1st C, Seaman, 
Co. 17, 3rd Reg. Released from service January 26, 
1919. 

17. George Eitel Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eitel 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred to Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 
Member of the 27th Co. 2nd Reg. Air Service. Mus- 
tered out of service January 31, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. George Mathias Burelbach . . Perham 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Math Burelbach 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of Co. 63, 163rd Depot Brigade. Mus- 
tered out of sen'ice May 9, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. John J. Burelbach Perham 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Math Burelbach 
Entered service February, 1918: went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Custer. Mich, to Camp 
Merritt, N. J. Sergeant, Co. B, 55th Engineers. 
Overseas June 15, 1918. 

20. Martin J. Burelbach .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Burelbach 
Entered service May, 1917; went to Fort Oglethorpe, 
Ga. Commissioned Captain August 15, 1917 at Fort 
Oglethorpe. Detailed as instructor in trench war- 
fare, not for foreign service. Transferred to the De- 
mobilization Detachment, Camp Travis, Texas. 



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1. John Robert Perszyk .... Perham 

Son oj Mrs. Julia Perszyk 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan. Texas and to Camp 
Upton, i\. Y. Overseas May 15, 1918. Member of 
Co. B. 130th Inf. Saw active service. Gassed Oc. 
tober 30, 1918 at Verdun. Mustered out of service 
April 30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

2. Philip B. Perszyk Perham 

Son of Mrs. Julia Perszyk 
Entered service April, 1918: went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Travis, Texas to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July 3, 1918. Member of Co. 
B, 358th Inf. Saw active service. Wounded Sep- 



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3. Joe Paul Czapiewski .... Perham 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Czapiewski 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. Member of Co. 7, Replacement Training Troops, 
3rd Regiment. Mustered out of service January 6, 
1919 at Camp Grant. 

4. Samuel Roaum Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Roaum 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas 
May 23, 1918. Saw active service. Wounded Octo- 
ber 6, 1918. Mustered out of service January 21, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. John A. Roaum Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. .Anton Roaum 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of Co. I, 351st Inf. Honorably dis- 
charged from service August 12, 1918 at Camp 
Dodge. 

6. Otto Rudolph Lieske .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lieske 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 



7. Anton George Januszewski . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Januszewski 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Hancock. Ga. Member of 
Co. M, 3rd Battalion. Mustered out of service Feb- 
ruary 28, 1919. 

8. Alvin Glen Woodard .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Woodard 
Entered service November 11. 1918. Mustered out 
of service December 4, 1918 from Fort Riley, Kan. 



9. Archie Erwin Woodard .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Woodard 
Entered service July. 1918 at Dunwoody Institute; 
transferred from Camp Colt. Pa. to Camp Mills. 
N. Y. Member of Co. M. Tank Corps. Overseas 
November 5, 1918. Mustered out of service April 
19, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

10. Theodore J. Buechler .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Buechler 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Indianapolis, 
Indiana, U. S. S. Training Detachment No. 2. Mem- 
ber of Co. F, Motor TrBBsport Corps. Mustered out 
of service December 6, 1918 at Indianapolis. 



11. Reuben J. Franta Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Franta 
Entered service May, 1918 in the Air Service Me- 
chanics School, St. Paul, Medical Corps. Mustered 
out of service January 22. 1919 at St. Paul. 

12. Clemens A. Henn Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Henn 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. and to 
Camp Greene, N. C. Overseas July, 1918. Ser- 
geant, 14th Co. 3rd Air Service, Mechanic. Mus- 
tered out of service July 12, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. Eldred C. Oswald Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Oswald 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Cody, N. M.; transferred to Fort Sill, Okla. Over- 
seas September 24, 1918. 1st Lieutenant, Medical 
Detachment Dental Corps, 126th F. A. Saw active 
service. Mustered out of service July 14, 1919 at 
Camp Grant, 111. 

14. Leonard M. Doll Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clemence J. Doll 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh, 
Pa.; transferred to Mineola. N. Y. Overseas August 
14, 1918. Member of 852 Aero Rp. Squadron, Air 
Service. Mustered out of service December 27, 
1918 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Alex Thomas Sengir .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sengir 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Ohio; transferred to Camp Wadsworth. S. C. 
Overseas July 4, 1918. Member of Co. M, 53rd 
Inf. Served with the Army of Occupation. 

16. Emil Albert Ruther .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ruther 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Fort Monroe, Va. Mem- 
ber of the 41st C. A. C. Mustered out of service 
December 31, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Arthur Sindt Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sindt 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred from Camp Kearny to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 11, 1918. Member of 
Co. M. 151st Inf. Mustered out of service Jan- 
uary 29, 1919 at Fort Logan, Colorado. 

18. Eddie Wojciechowski .... Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wojciechowski 
Entered service August, 1916; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Duluth and sent back to Camp 
Cody. Corporal, Headquarters Co. Military Police, 
3rd Army. Overseas September, 1918. Served with 
the Army of Occupation. 

19. Martin Shields Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Shields 
Entered service August, 1918; went to the Syracuse 
Recruiting Camp, N. Y.; transferred to Hoboken, N. 
Y. Member of Co. 301. Special Service Fire and 
Guard. Mustered out of service January 20. 1919 at 
Camp Grant, 111. 

20. Michael James Daly, Jr. . . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Daly 
Entered service August. 1918; went to Camp Pike. 
Ark. Member of Co. 5. Central Officers' Training 
School. Mustered out of service November 28, 1919 
at Camp Pike. 






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1. Carl J. Reff Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs^ Joseph Reff 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. Overseas August. 1918. Corporal. Bat- 
tery D, 338th Artillery, 88th Div. Mustered out of 
service January 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

2. Oscar N. Scroccin Gorman 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scroggin 
Entered service November, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. 
Maine and to transport service on the U. S. S. Fin- 
land. Fireman, Engineers' Force. Made eight trips 
across, all on the U. S. S. Finland. Released from 
service April 9, 1919 at Great Ukes. 

3. Robert M. Loebrick Gorman 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Herman Loebrick 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Logan to Camp Upton, 
N. Y. Overseas May 24, 1918. Member of Co. I, 
132nd Inf., 33rd Div. Saw active service in the Ver- 
dun and Argonne drive. Wounded, October 8th, 
at Verdun. Mustered out of service February 24. 
1919 at Camp Grant. 

4. Anton Madson Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Madson 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III. ; transferred from Camp Robinson, Wis. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 17, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery A, 332nd Field Artillery. Mustered 
out of service February 28, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

5. Hans Madson Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Madson 
Entered service June 20, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred from Camp Travis to Camp Mills. 
N. Y. Overseas June 20, 1918. Member of Co. F, 
360th Inf., 90th Div. Saw active service at St. Mi- 
hiel and Argonne-Meuse from September 12th to No- 
vember 11th. Mustered out of service June 14. 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

6. Walter C. Peterson Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Peterson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas July 6, 1918. Member of 
Co. E, 53rd Inf. Saw active service on the Vosges 
sector and in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Mus- 
tered out of service June 12, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

7. Selmer T. Peterson Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Peterson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ca. Member of the 26th Engineers. Mustered 
out of service January 25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

8. Edward Fred Quast Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Quast 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. Overseas 
September 17, 1918. Member of Battery B, 333rd 
Field Artillery. Mustered out of service January 
19, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

9. Walter W. Weber Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John .4. Weber 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas 
June 30, 1918. Member of Co. E. 33rd Engineers. 

10. JoE Lamski Corliss 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Lamski 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred from Camp Kearny. Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas July 22, 1918. Member of 
Co. L. 127th Inf., 32nd Div. Saw active service. 
Wounded at Verdun. Mustered out of service Feb- 
ruary 9, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. 



11. Arthur Falk Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Falk 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Member of Co. A, 3rd Pioneer In- 
fantry. 

12. John L. Skibitzki Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Skibitzki 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Gordon, 
Ga.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas 
July 6, 1918. Member of Co. D. 23rd Inf.. 2nd 
Div. Saw active service at Chateau Thierry. 

13. Joseph A. Kunze Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kunze, Sr. 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
May 20, 1918. Member of Co. D, 140th Inf.. 35th 
Div. Saw active service at Verdun, Alsace and Ar- 
gonne. Wounded twice, at Alsace August 14, and 
at Argonne, September 29, 1918. Mustered out of 
service January 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. Edwin C. Grimm Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Grimm 
Entered service June, 1916; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Littles, Arizona and 
to Camp Lewis, Wash. Overseas July 5, 1918. 
Mechanic. Co. C, 34Sth Machine Gun Battalion. 
Saw active service at St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest and 
Lys Scheldt. Mustered out of service April 22, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

15. Jerome J. Daiker .... Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Daiker 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge, la. Member of 
Co. B, 387th Inf., 97th Div. Mustered out of ser- 
vice December 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

16. Edward J. Bahls Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bahls 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Camp Dodge. la. Member of 
Co. D, 366th Machine Gun Battalion. Mustered out 
of service November 30. 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

17. Charlie F. Bahls Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bahls 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. Overseas September 14, 1918. Saw active service 
at St. Mihiel. Transferred from the 343rd Inf. Co. 
D, 86th Div. to the 28th Div. 111th Inf. Machine 
Gun Co. on October 12. 1918. Mustered out of 
service May 12, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

18. Herman F. Bahls Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bahls 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas July, 1918. Member of Co. F, 
362nd Inf., 91st Div. Saw active service at Argonne 
Forest. Wounded September 29th, 1918. Mustered 
out of service April 8, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

19. Otto Koennicke Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koennicke 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. Member of Co. F, 313th Am. Tr. Overseas 
August. 1918. Saw active service at Alsace. Mus- 
tered out of service June 11, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

20. Paul A. Koennicke .... Pine Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Emil Koennicke 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
May. 1918. Saw active service on the Alsace. Ar- 
gonne Forest, St. Mihiel and Verdun sectors. 
Wounded September 29th at Argonne Forest. Mus- 
tered out of service February. 1919 at Camp Grant, 
Illinois. 



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1. Frank John Schoeneberger . . Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Martin Schoeneberger 
April, 1918; 



Entered serv: 

Pittsburgh T 

ferretl to Camp Lee, 

School. Training for Infantry Officer at 

Va. Member of 22nd Co.. C. 0. T. S 

out of service November 23. 1918 at Camp Lee, 



Pittsburgh. Pa.; trans- 
intral Officers Training 



2. George Zilkowski Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Zilkowski 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan. Texas. Overseas 
-May 1, 1918. Member of Co. B. 129th Regiment. 
Saw active service on the English and French Fronts. 
Also took part in the St. Mihiel drive. Mustered 
out of service May 5, 1919 at Camp Merritt, iM. J. 

3. Herman Carl Fischer .... Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Fischer 



ered sc 



Fehr 



8; went to Camp Dodge, 
Iowa; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. and 
to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 24, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. D, 118th Infantry. Saw active service 
on Ypres and St. Quentin fronts. Was wounded Oc- 
tober 18, 1918 on the St. Quentin front. Mustered 
out of service January 12, 1919 at Camp Grant. 

4. Theodore W. McConachie . . . Corliss 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel McConachie 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas May 
19, 1918. Member of Headquarters Co., 110th In- 
fantry. Saw active service on the Wesserling and 
Thiacourt front. Mustered out of service May 24, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

5. Fritz A. Solomonson .... Clitherall 

Served in the United States Army during the war. 

6. Edward Kivesho Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Kivesho 
Entered service April 25, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August 25, 1918. Member of Co. L. 351st Infantry. 
Saw active service on the Western Front. Mustered 
out of service May 15, 1919 at Camp Lewis. Wash. 

7. Fred Persson Blowers 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Persson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. 
Member of 120th Engineers. Mustered out of ser- 
vice December 21. 1918. 

8. Walter Alexander Wurre . . . Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sander Wurre 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Member of Co. 
B. 387th Inf. Mustered out of service May 24, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

9. William C. Peterson .... Newton 

Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis, and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 15, 1918. 
Member of Battery B, 333rd Heavy Field Artillery. 
Mustered out of service January 19, 1919. 

10. Phillip Hendrickson .... Newlon 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Henilrickson 
Entered service February, 1919; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station, 111.; transferred to Camp Law- 
rence. Member of Co. E, Reg. 21. 



11. GusTAVE S. Maatlala .... Newton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman .4. Maatlala 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la. ; transferred to Camp Grant, 111. and to 
Camp Logan, Texas. Member of Casual Co. 24, 
163rd Depot Brigade. Mustered out of service De- 
cember 31, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

12. Charles 0. Kallinen . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Kallinen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
May, 1918. Member of Co. C. 130th Field Artillery. 
Saw active service on the Vosges, St. Mihiel, Ver- 
dun and Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service 
May 6. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

13. William Kallinen . . New York Mills 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Kallinen 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Stationed 
with the Medical Infirmary, 334th Inf. Mustered out 
of service December 31, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

14. William Wolleat Ottertail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wolleat 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of Co. 18, 2nd Battalion, Engi- 
neering Corps. Mustered out of service December 
26, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

15. Charles L. Wolleat .... Ottertail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wolleat 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant. 
III.: transferred to Camp Robinson, Wis. and to 
Camp Mills. N. Y. Overseas September 17. 1918. 
Member of 333rd Heavy Artillery, 86th Division. 
Mustered out of service January 19, 1919 at Camp 
Grant. 111. 

16. Ernest H. Cordes Ottertail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cordes, Sr. 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
April 26, 1918. Member of Battery F., 305th Field 
Artillery. Saw active service on the Alsace-Lorraine. 
Aisne and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out of 
service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

17. John Albert Johnson .... .4mor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Johnson 
Entered service February. 1919; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
June 1. 1918. Corporal, member of Co. C, 39th 
Engineers' Locomotive Fireman. Mustered out of 
service July 12, 1919. 

18. Garner Johnson .Anior 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Johnson 
Entered service May, 1917; went to St. Helena; 
transferred to Norfolk, Va., Jamestown, Va., and 
to U. S. S. Mississippi. 

19. Marius Ferdinand Rollie, Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob O. Rollie 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of 15th Provisional Ret. Co. Mustered 
out of service December 24, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

20. Daniel R. Strand .... Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Strand 
Entered service April 26, 1918; went to Camp Lo- 
gan, Te.xas; transferred to Great Lakes Naval Train- 
ing Station and to Hampton Roads. Va. 1st Class 
Seaman; transporting troops to Brest. Mustered out 
of service September 11, 1919 at Minneapolis. Min- 



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Vernon Delysle Brooks . . . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N, Brooks 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Camp Cody. 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas. Corporal, 
125th Ordnance Depot Co. 

Gilbert Lloyd Brooks . . . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N, Brooks 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; tr • - - - - 
Member ol 

Charles E. Bullock . . . Dead Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bullock 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Over- 
seas September 1, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd Ar- 
tillery. 

Lloyd Herbert Musser . . . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Musser 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Wy 



Training Station; transferred to the U. S. S. 
oming. He witnessed the surrender of the Ge 
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February 4, 1919. 



Mustered 

Richville 



Dudley M. Freeman . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Freeman 
Entered service September. 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas August. 1918. Quarter- 
master, Co. B, 312th Reg. 

Frank L. Stewart .... Dead Lake 

Son of Mrs. Sallie M. Stewart 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. ; transferred from Camp Kearny, Cal. to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 6, 1918. Member of 
Co. K, 306th Inf., 77th Div. Saw active service 
on the Argonne-Meuse front, Wounded and gassed 
Mustered out of service March 3, 1919 at Camp 

Earl Herman Sester . . . Rush Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Sester 
Entered service March. 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 
-Member of Machine Gun Co., 14th Cavalry. 



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Mr. and Mrs 


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Member of 


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nsferrcd from 
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16th Corps, 


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np Humphr 

September 

Div. Engr 


on Bar- 
-ys. Va. 
2, 1918. 
s. Saw 



9. Oliver J. Tetrault .... Rush Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tetrault 

N. J. Over- 



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10. Walter S. Koepp 



Rush Lake 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. August Koepp 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to San Antonio. Texas.' Overseas 
June 12. 1918. Member of Co. H. 360th Inf. Saw 
active service as company runner. Gassed at Si. Mi- 
hiel, Seotembcr 15, 1918, Mustered out of service 
January 27, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



IL George E. Johnston .... Richville 

Son of Mrs. Mary C. Johnston 
Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred lo Camp Merritt. N. J. Overseas 
July 5, 1918. Sergeant, Co. A. 361st Inf., 91st 
Div. Saw active service in the St. Mihiel, Argonne- 
Meuse and Lys-Scheldt, Belgium offensives. Mus- 
tered out of service April 28, 1919 at Fort Russell, 



12. Max Edward Kerben 

Son of Mr. and Mr: 
Entered service May, 1917; 
Training Station ; transferred 
adelphia. the U. S. S. Lo 
Training Camp. Seaman, IC 
Saw six months' active sc 
Fleet. 



Richville 

nk Kerben 
to the Great Lakes 
avy Yards of Phil- 
i and Long Island 
led Guard Service, 
with the Atlantic 



13. Joseph Herman Klincer . . . Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Klinger 
Entered service May. 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Camp Ross to 
receiving ship at New York. Saw active service with 
a mine laying force at Base No. 18 in northern 
Scotland. 

14. Fred Harry Klinger .... Richville 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Klinger 
Entered service May. 1917; went to Great Lakes 
Training Station; transferred from Camp Ross to 
a receiving ship at New York and to the U. S. S. 
Roanoke. Saw active service with a mine laying 
force in the North Sea. Mustered out of service 
April 8, 1919 at Bay Ridge, N. Y. 

15. Nick Jarszeuski Dead Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jarszeuski 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la. Member of Co. C. 338th Field Artillery. 
Transferred to Medical Department. Transferred to 
Camp Upton. N. Y. Base Hospital as nurse. Trans- 
ferred from Camp Merritt, N. J., to Camp Dodge as 
a member of Casual Co. 176. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 6, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



16 


John Lincoln Tyler . 


. Dead Lake 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Abne 
Entered service June. 1918; went t 
111.; transferred from Camp Robinson 
Upton, N. Y. Overseas September, 
of Battery E, 10th Reg. Field Artille 
the Army of Occupation. 


Tyler 
Camp Grant, 

Wis. to Camp 
1918. Member 
y. Served with 



17. Lincoln D. Bullock . . . Dead Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham L. Bullock 
Entered service Mav 27, 1918; went to Camp Lewis. 
Washington. Honorably discharged June 5, 1918. 

18. Henry Hanson Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Hanson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the University of Washington, 
D. C. Overseas May 8, 1918. Wagoner, Co. 42, 






: June 24, 

Battle Lake 



19. Julius S. Hanson . 

Son uj Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Hanson 
Entered service February. 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to the University of Washington, D. 
C. Overseas May 8, 1918. Member of Co. 42, 20th 
Engineers. Mustered out of service June 24, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 

20. William B. Estes Ottertait 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Estes 

October, 1917. Overseas July 5, 
3. Wagoner. Supply Co.. 362nd Inf. Saw active 
dee in Flanders, St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse 
nsives. Mustered out of service May 2, 1919 at 
Russell, Wyo. 









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Olaf Jorgensen Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels P. Jorgensen 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Pike. Ark. and to 
Camp Dix, N. J. Overseas August 24, 1918. Ser- 
geant, member of Co. F, 348th Inf. Mustered out 
of service March 24, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Anton M. Jorgensen 

Son of Mr. and Mrs 
Entered service Septembe 



Tordenskjold 



Nels P. Jorge 



1918, went to Camp 
ferred to Camp Hancock. Ga. Mem* 
ber of Co. 15. 2nd Group. Machine Gun B.ittalion. 
Mustered out of service January 9, 1919 at Camp 

Martin H. Wick Sverdrup 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wick . 
Entered service May. 1918; went to Camp Kearny. 
Cal. Overseas August 8, 1919. Member of Co. G. 
317th Inf. Mustered out of service April 1. 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

William Menton Olson . . Battle Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lauritz Olson 
Entered service July, 1917; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Merritt. N. J. and 
to Camp Hill. N. C. Member of Medical Depart- 
ment. Evacuation Hospital No. 9. Overseas Septem- 
ber 7, 1918. Saw active service on the St. Mihicl 
and Meuse-Argonne Fronts. With the Army of Oc- 
cupation. Coblenz. Germany. Mustered out of ser- 
vice July 12, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

Erick Arthur Glende .... Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Glende 
Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest, Ga. Member of 15th P. R. Co. Mustered out 
of service December 24, 1918 at Camp Dodge, 

Eugene Field Dobbs Girard 

Son of Mrs. Nancy JI. Dobbs 
Entered service June. 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Robinson. Wis. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas September 17. 1918. 
Wagoner, member of Battery C, 333rd Heavy Field 
Artillery. Mustered out of service February 18, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



Arnold L. Murdock . . . . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mura 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Ca 
worth. S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, 
seas August 30. 1918. Member of Headqu 
3rd Pioneer Infantry. Saw active servi. 



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Harley Alfred Miller .... Girard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Miller 
Entered service June. 1918; went to University of 
Minnesota Training Detachment No. 1, transferred 
to Camp Custer. Mich. Member of Battery A. 40th 
Field Artillery. Mustered out of service January 
28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Melvin Stubspin Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stubspin 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Camp gustis. Va. and to 
Camp Hill. Va. Overseas September 12, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Battery E, 45th Coast Artillery. Mustered out 
of service July 30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

1. Otto Adolph Hanson .... Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hanson 
Entered service June 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks. Mo.; transferred to Fort Riley. Kansas and to 
Camp Travis, Texas. Overseas June 28. 1919. Mem- 
ber of Medical Department of U. S. Army, 315th 
Sanitary Train. 90th Div. Saw active service on the 
St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out 
of service June 17, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 



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Ervin E. Thomas Folden 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thomas 




Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge. la.; transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 12. 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. I. 119th Inf. Saw active service on the 
Ypres, St. Quentin and Kemmel Hill fronts. Was 
wounded September 29. 1918 on the St. Quentin 
front. Mustered out of service April 12, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 


12 


Ernest 0. Thomas Folden 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. .Louis Thomas 




Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M." Member of Co. E, 387th Int. Mustered out 
of service December 13, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 



13. Alfred Marius Peterson . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John .4. Peterson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 



14. Edwin Braaten Folden 

Son of .Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Braalen 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Custer, Mich, and 
to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas July 12, 1918. 
Member of Co. D, Engineers' Corps. Mustered out 
of service June 12, 1919. 

1.5. Theodore B. Torgerson . . . Henning 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Torgerson 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, transferred to Camp McArthur. Texas. Co. 
B. Mustered out of service December 23, 1918 at 
Camp Dodge. 

16. John Henry Hyrynkangas . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyrynkangas 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Lee, Va. and to 
Camp Hunter. Canada. Overseas July 14, 1918. 
Member of Company F, 141st Inf. Saw active service 
on the Meuse-Argonne front. 

17. Harold Owen Carew . . . Deer Creek 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Carew 
Entered service September, 1918; went to the Uni- 
versity of Minnesota. Member of Naval Unit, in the 
U. S. N. R. F. Reserve. Mustered out of service 



18. Asa Archie Smith . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis A. Smith 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewi; 
Wash. Overseas 
316th Regi] 



July 12, 1918. Member 
Ammunition Train. Mustered 
May 7. 1919. at Camp Dodge. 



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19. James Matt Maitland . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Maitland 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Kelly Field, 





Texas; transferred to Rockwell Field, Cal. Member 
of 14th Aero Squadron. Mustered out of service 
February 13, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 


20 


Fred H. Gadow . . . Parkers Prairie 




Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Gadow 




Entered service October. 1918; went to Camp For- 
rest. Ga.; transferred to Camp Dodge. la. Mem- 
ber of 19th Prov. Corps, 2nd Replacement Battalion. 
Mustered out of service December 26. 1918 at Camp 



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1. Harry C. Olson Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andreto Olson 

Entered service August, 1918; went to a University; 
transferred to Camp Robertson, Wisconsin. Me- 
chanic at carpenter work, later with the Ordnance 
Department. Mustered out of service April 12, 1919 
at Camp Robertson, Wis. 



2. Michael Kritzer .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kritzer 

Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. ; transferred to Newport News, Va. 
Overseas August 28, 1918. Wagoner, member of Co. 
A, 3rd Corps Artillery Park, Saw active service on 
the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out of service 
July 3, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



3. Virgil Gupton Anderson 



Fergus Falls 



of Mr 



and Mr 



Tho 






Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
July 18, 1918. Corporal, member of Co. D, 528th 
Battalion, Engineers* Service Brigade. Saw active 
service on the St. Mihiel front. Mustered out of 
service June 25. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



4. John W. Wagner 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mrs. Martha S. Wagner 

Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
September 25. 1918. Saddler, member of Supply 
Co., 804th Infantry. Saw active service on the Ver- 
dun front. Mustered out of service July 24, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



5. Oscar Bridgewater 

Son of Mrs. 



.4nn 



Entered service October. 1918; w 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton 
June 5. 1918. Member of Co. 
active service on the Meuse-^ 
gassed October, 1918 at Metz. 1 
vice March 24, 1919 at Camp Or 



Fergus 1 

Camp Dodge 
Y. Oversea 
:st Div. Sai 
e front, wa 
:d out of ser 



9. Oscar Peterson Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Peterson 

February, 1918. Overseas May 2, 



of Co. D, 



Mu 



10. Harold A. Jenne Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jenne 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. and Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 8, 1918. Saw active 
service on the western front. Was in Base Hospital 
No. 23 and 22 from September until December, 1918. 
Mustered out of service April 9. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



11. Theo. W. Harthun .... Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Harthun 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport News, Va. 
Overseas September 22, 1918. Member of Co. B 4th 
Pioneer Inf., 83rd Division. Mustered out of ser- 
vice July 31, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

12. John Harthun Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harthun 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
HI.; transferred to Camp Robertson, Wis. Overseas 
August. 1918. Member of 33rd Battery, 86th Div. 
Mustered out of service January, 1919 at Camp 



111. 



13. Otto R. Harthun .... Star 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Harthun 

Camp Dodge 



Lake 



Entered service February, 1918 
la.; transferred to Camp M 
April 24, 1918. Member of ( 



p Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
of Co. I, 139th Inf., 35th 
on the Lorraine and Meuse- 
)unded September 29, 1918. 
May 2, 1919. 



14. Harvey S. Ott Star Lake 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob On 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant. 



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6. Walter Benctson Erhard 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bengtson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 



October, 
nber of 15th Engin 
fune 10, 1919 at Fori 



Muste 



7. OlGER J. TWETEN 



Battle Lake 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Tweten 

Entered service December, 1917; went to Je 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Hancocl 
Camp Greene, N. C. and to Camp Upton, 
Overseas -July 15, 1918. First Class Sergeant, 
ber of Co. 19, 4th Aero Squadron. Mustered 
service July 12, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Heie H. Heyen 

Son of Mr. and Mr 
August, 1918; 



Entered scrv 
worth, S. C. 
seas Sepleni 
Co. A. 5ith 



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Mii-t 
D.Hip,' 



15. Carl Adolph Synstelien . . . Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole J. Synstelien 
Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. Cook, member of Co. 4, 1st Inf. Replacement 
and Training Troops. Mustered out of service Jan- 
uary 29. 1919 at Camp Grant, lU. 

16. Nels Fossan . ....... Dalton 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Fossan 
Entered service July, 1918: went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. ; transferred to Camp Hill, N. J. Over- 
seas August 28, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd Corps 
Artillery, Saw active service on the Verdun front. 
Mustered out of service February 13. 1919 at Camp 



17. Robert R. C 



Fergus Falls 



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1. Marie E. Kelly . 

Daughter o/ Mr. 



Pelican Rapids 

T. J. Kelly 



Entered service April 24. 1918 at St. Paul 
to the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Virginia, 
the service as a Medical Navy Nurse. 



2. V. Bernice Kaulum . . . Fergus Falls 

Daughter o/ Ur. and Mrs. N. J. Kaulum 

Entered seivice March 13, 1918; went to Camp Pike; 
transferred to New York City. Member of the 
Army Nurse Corps. Overseas November 15, 1918. 
Served at Base Hospital No. 88, Savenay, France. 
Discharged from service August 30, 1919. 



3. Olga G. Olsen Fergus Falls 

Daughter of Mrs. J. S. Olsen 



Entered service November 24. 1918 
Camp Grant, Illinois. Entered the 
Red Cross Nurse. 



4. Anna E. Riestenberg Perham 

Daughter of Mrs. Rosa Riestenberg 
Entered service January 2, 1918; was sent to Nor- 
folk, Virginia; transferred to Quantico, Virginia. 
Entered the service as a Navy Reserve Nurse. Re- 
signed from service January 20, 1919. 



5. Hannah 0. Peterson . . Pelican Rapids 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson 
Entered the service during the summer of 1918; was 
sent to Letterraans General Hospital at San Fran- 
cisco; transferred to New York City. Overseas Sep- 
tember 9, 1918. Member of the Army Nurse Corps. 
Unit E. Served at Evacuation Hospital No. 10 near 
Verdun, France. 



6. Inga Brydahl Sverdrup 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Brydahl 
Entered service September 1, 1918; was sent to 



Camp Cody, New Me 



Member of the Ar 



7. Lulu E. ScheiMPP Friberg 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schempp 

Entered the service October 21, 1918; was sent to 
Eaven Hospital, Marshalltown, Iowa. Entered the 
jiervice as Army Nurse. 



3. Selma Lindblad . . . . . Battle Lake 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pehr Lindblad 

Entered the service November 1917 at St. Paul, 
Minnesota as Red Cross Nurse; was sent to the U. 
S. Naval Hospital at Mare Island, California. 



9. Anna Rasmussen .... Dane Prairie 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rasmussen 

Entered service August, 1917; was sent to Camp 
Cody, New Mexico, and transferred to Fort Bay- 
ard. Entered service as Red Cross Nurse and became 
a member of the Army Nurse Corps. 



10. Marie Rasmussen . . . . Dane Prairie 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rasmussen 

Entered service July 2, 1918; was sent to Camp 
Kearny, California; transferred to Camp Upton, N. 
Y. Entered the service as a Red Cross nurse and be- 
came a member of the Army Nurse Corps. Saw eight 
months of active service at Camp Hospital No. 11, 
St. Nazaire, France. Discharged from service Aug- 
ust 1, 1919 at Camp Stuart, Virginia. 



11. Beatrice Salisbury . . . Parkers Prairie 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Salisbury 

Entered service October 21, 1918; was sent to Camp 
Custer, Michigan ; transferred to Camp Sherman, 
Ohio. Member of the Army Nurse Corps. 



12. Mrs. J. A. Freeborn . . . Ferg 
(Nee Agnes C. Hanson) 



Falls 



Entered serv 
charged fron 



of Mr. and Mrs. T. Ha 



nber 11, 1918 at Camp Dodg 



1919 at Camp Dodg 



13. Ada Dahlgren Fergus Falls 

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dahlgren 



enlisted in the fall of 1918 for con- 
ontralto soloist under the Y. M. C. A. 

Bureau. She was sent to New York 
-y, 1919 and left for Paris, France on 



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Carl Arthur Anderson . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Anderson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to University of 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; transferred to Field No. 2, Garden 
City, N. Y. Overseas July 30, 1918. Member of 
307th Air Service Squadron. Mustered out of ser- 
vice December 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Charles Burmeister Ottertail 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burmeister 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
July 6, 1918. Corporal, member of Co. I, 53rd Inf. 
Saw active service on the Vosges Mountains and the 
Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service Jan- 
uary 28, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



George Ament Bluffton 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Ament 
Entered service February, 1918 ; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Custer, Mich. Corporal, 
Headquarters Co. Mustered out of service Febru- 
ary 25, 1919 at Camp Custer. 



Norman Lester Brock .... Maplewood 

Son. of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brock 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal. Mem- 
ber of 16th Trench Mortar Bat. Mustered out of 
service January 25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Martin Bahle Dane Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sever t Bahle 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Charles- 
ton, S. C. ; transferred to Camp Pensacola, Fla. 
Rate Ist Class Seaman, Air Service. Mustered out 
of service March, 1919 at Camp Pensacola, Fla. 



GuNNAR Carlson Maplewood 

Son of Mrs. August Carlson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August, 1918. Mechanic, Co. M, 157th Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service April 24, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Ingvald Bergerson Tumuli 

Entered service, 1918. Member of Veterinary Emc., 
Sec. 2. Overseas August 11, 1918. Mustered out of 
service August 16, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Herbert Becker Nidaros 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Becker 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. ; transferred to Newport News, Va. Ov- 
erseas September 12, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 
at Camp Dodge. 



Robert William Brauch . . . Oak Valley 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Branch 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Ov- 
erseas August 31, 1918. Member of Co. B, 3rd Pio- 
neer Inf. Saw active service on the Meuse-Argonne 
front. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



John Lewis Bredehoft . . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bredehoft 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 



MuRRAY James Darst . . . Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Darst 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas June 30, 1918. Member of Co. A, 55th 
Engineers. Mustered out of service July 11, 1919. 



Clitherall 



Paul C. Dahn 

Son of Mrs. Augusta Dahn 
Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III. Quartermasters Co. Mustered out of 
service February 20, 1919. 

Otto M. A. Duel Vergas 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Duel 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash. Overseas August 12, 1919. Member of Co. 
F, llOth Inf. Saw active service on the Meuse- 
Argonne front. Mustered out of service July 3, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Helmer 0. Dunham . . . Norwegian Grove 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A, Dunham 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Overseas May 11, 1918. Member of Battery A, 
115th Field Artillery. Saw active service on St. Mihiel 
and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service 
April 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Anton A. Brodin 

Son of Mr. and M 
Entered service Sep 



Clitherall 



Peter Brodin 
1917; went to Cam] 
la. ; transferred to Camp Pike, Ark. and t( 
Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas. Member of Co 
A, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Div. Saw ac 
live service on the Sarzerais, St. Mihiel and Meuse 
Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service Septembe 
24, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Victor Alvin Brodin Clitherall 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brodin 
Entered service June, 1918; v 



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Emil John Eggum Aastad 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Eggum 
Entered service October, 1917; went to Camp Funs- 
ton. Overseas May 24, 1918. Member of Battery 
A, 341st Field Artillery. Saw active service on the 
Chateau Thierry and Meuse-Argonne fronts. 



Carl Alfred Erickson . 

Entered service June 11, 1918. 



Eagle Lake 



Julius Genoch Dead Lake 

Son of Mr, and Mrs, Fred Genoch 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Oversea. 
August 10, 1918. Member of Co. K, 306th Inf. 
Saw active service on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mus- 
tered out of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



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Charles Walter Gow Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Gow 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio. Overseas 
May 18, 1918. First Army Signal Corps, Co. D, 319th 
F. S. Battalion. Saw active service on the Aisne- 
Mame, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mus- 
tered out of service June 9, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Raymond N. Haas Hobart 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tkos, Haas 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
April 25, 1918. Member of Co. F, 139th Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service March 1, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Walter F. Jenne Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chellis Jenne 
Entered service March, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred ot Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
April 25, 1918. Member of Co. F, 325th Inf. Mus- 
tered out of service May 26, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Pelican Rapids 



Earl R. Johnson . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olie Johnson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, 0.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas July 5, 1918. Member of Co. A, 53rd Inf. 
Mustered out of service June 21, 1919 at Camp 



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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ola 
Entered service April, 1918 



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a Camp Dodge, 
nsferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
June 21, 1918. Member of Co. B, 358th Inf. Saw 
active service on the Toul and St. Mihiel fronts. 
Wounded September 26, 1918 while in Les Huit 
Chemins, France. Mustered out of service in 1919 
at G. Hospital No. 35, Indiana. 

Ole Hanson Tumuli 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaus Hanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Ohio; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas July 6, 1918. Member of Co. C, 53rd Inf. 
Saw active service on the Vosges and Meuse-Argonne 
fronts. Mustered out of service July 8, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

Ingram K. Hanson Scambler 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Knute Hanson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
June 21, 1918. Member of Co. A, 118th Inf. Saw 
active service on the western front. Mustered out 
of service April 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Walter Herman Hein Candor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hein 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August 11, 1918. Member of Co. L, 306th Inf. 
Saw active service on the Meuse-Argonne front. 
Mustered out of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Arthur F. H. Hein Candor 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hein 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Newport News, Va, 
Overseas August 30, 1918. Member of Co. F, Pio- 
neer Inf. Saw active service on the Meuse-Argonne 
front. Mustered out of service July 30, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 

Edwin John Hagen Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Hagen 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, O. ; transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. 
Overseas July, 1918. Member of Co. K, 51st Pio- 
neer Inf. Saw active service on the St. Mihiel and 
Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service 
July 15, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 

Carl Arthur Hagen .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Hagen 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. 
Overseas September, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd 
Corps Artillery Park. Mustered out of service April, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Guy Lee Johnson .... Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olie Johnson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Johnston; 
Sergeant, Commissionary Unit, 309th Inf., Ist Div. 
Mustered out of service September 4, 1919 at Camp 
Grant, 111. 



WiNTON D. Johnson . . . Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olie Johnson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Columbus Bar- 
racks, O.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas July 5, 1918. Member of Co. H, 53rd Inf. 
Saw active service on the Alsace-Lorraine and Meuse- 
Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service June 21, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Olaf William Johnson . . . Tordenskjold 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John L. Johnson 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 

N. M. 



Andrew L. Kirkeide .... Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Kirkeide 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111. ; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Member 
of 333rd Heavy Field Artillery, 86th Division. Mus- 
tered out of service December 31, 1918 at Camp 
Grant, 111. 



Herman H. Leaders Ottertail 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Herman Leaders 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Fort Snell- 
ing. Member of the Ordnance Dept., Sergeant, 1st 
Division. Mustered out of service December 21, 
1918 at Fort Snelling. 



Erick p. H. Lewin Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lewin 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C; transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Over- 
seas September 12, 1918. Member of Co. G, 3rd 
Pioneer Infantry. Saw active service on the Meuse- 
Argonne front. Mustered out of service July 30, 
1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Albert A. Lewin Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lewin 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. Overseas 
May 10, 1918. Member of Co. B, 129th Inf. Saw 
active service on the Verdun and Meuse-Argonne 
fronts. Mustered out of service June 2, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 






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Paul H. Manske Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Manske 
Entered service December, 1917; went to Jefferson 
Barracks, Mo.; transferred to Kelly Field, Texas. 
Overseas July 31, 1918. Member of 309th Aero 
Squadron. Mustered out of service December 21, 
1918. 



Rudolph Oppegard Henning 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. R. Oppegard 

Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Overseas July 
13, 1918. Member of Co. E, 33rd Engineers. Saw 
active service on the western front. Mustered out 
of service July 8, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



William G. McLaughlin . . Fergus Falls 

Son of Mrs. Marie McLaughlin 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
August 1, 1918. 2nd Lieutenant, Co. C, 350th Inf. 
Saw active service on the Alsace and Meuse-Argonne 
fronts. Mustered out of service June 5, 1919 at 
Camp Dodge. 



Carl Anton Peterson 



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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Peterson 

Entered service April, 1918; went to University of 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; transferred to Garden City, N. Y. 
Overseas July 15, 1918. Member of 228th Aero 
Squadron. Mustered out of service July 15, 1919 at 



Henry E. Maki 



New York Mills 



Son of Mrs. H. Landeri 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 30, 1918. Wagoner, 
member of Supply Co., 3rd Pioneer Infantry. Mus- 
tered out of service July 30, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



William F. Moore Maine 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
III. Sergeant, 33rd Inf., 9th Battalion. Mustered 
out of service January 31, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

Alvin Nelson Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mrs, Betsey Nelson 
Entered service June, 1918. Member of Co. A, 3rd 
Corps, Heavy Field Artillery. Overseas. 

John H. Nelson Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Nelson 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la,; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
April, 1918. Member of Co. A, 118th Inf. Saw 
active service on the Cambrai front. Wounded slight- 
ly. Mustered out of service April 10, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



IVAR QUARNSTROM ComptO 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, August Quarnstrom 

Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. ; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
May, 1918. Member of Co. B, 130th Inf. Saw ac- 
tive service on the Verdun and Meuse-Argonne fronts. 
Wounded October 27, 1918 on the Meuse-Argonne 
front. Mustered out of service February 27, 1919 
at Camp Grant, III. 



Frank A. Quarnstrom 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, August Qu 



Compton 



Entered service September, 1918; went to Camp 
Grant, III.; transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga. Mem- 
ber of Machine Gun Co. Mustered out of service 
March 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Oscar A. Sandahl 



Nidaros 



Son of Mr. and Mrs, Carl Sandahl 



Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
September 9, 1918. Member of Co. C, 344th Inf. 
Mustered out of service March 28, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 



Axel Nelson Lida 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Nelson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
June, 1918. Member of Co. M, 358th Infantry. Saw 
active service on the St. Mihiel front. Mustered 
out of service April 10, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Edward Senske Gorman 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Senske 

Entered service August, 1918; went to Camp Han- 
cock, Ga.; transferred to Port Terminal, S. C. Mem- 
ber of the 15th Ordnance Guard. Mustered out of 
service March 21, 1919 at Port Terminal, S. C. 



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Clarence F. Nott .... Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nott 
Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas 
May 16, 1918. Member of Co. I, 130th Inf. Saw 
active service on the English front. Mustered out 
of service May 29, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Frank Thomas Sha Orwell 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sha 

Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Member 
of Co. I, 388lh Inf. Mustered out of service May 
7, 1919 at Fort Wingate, N. M. 



C. M. Olson 



Fergus Falls 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. Olson 
Entered service April, 1918; went to Pittsburgh Gas 
Engine School, Pa.; transferred to Garden City, N. 
Y. Overseas June 29, 1918. Member of 2nd Air 
Park, the only American Squadron to take over 
German Aeroplanes; was in 18 night air raids, under 
shell fire for 4 months steady. 



Ed. M. Shea Perham 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Shea 

Entered service August, 1917; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Over- 
seas December, 1917. Member of Headquarters 
Co., I7th Field Artillery, 2nd Division. Saw active 
service on five difTerent fronts. Mustered out of 
service May. 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



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Elmer L. Slaatmyren . . . Pelican Rapids 

Entered service April, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Travis, Texas; and to Camp 
Mills, N. Y. Overseas June 19, 1918. Member of 
Co. C, 357th Inf., 90th Division. Saw active service 
on the St. Mihiel front, where he was wounded, 
September 12, 1918. Mustered out of service Feb- 
ruary 5, 1919 at Walter Reed's General Hospital. 

Albert J. Sleen Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Sleen 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la. Member of Co. I, 388th Inf. Mustered out of 
service December 20, 1918 at Camp Dodge. 

Elmer J. Sleen Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, John K. Sleen 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp Cody, 
N. M.; transferred to Fort Wingate, N. M. Ser- 
geant, Co. I; Ordnance Dept. Mustered out of 
service May 7, 1919 at Fort Wingate, N. M. 

James Small Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Smalt 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Philadelphia, 
Pa.; transferred to U. S. S. Louis. Member of 
U. S. Marine Corps. Mustered out of service April 
18, 1919 at Norfolk, Va. 



Byron J. Small Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Small 
Entered service June, 1917; went to Fort Benjamin 
Harrison, Ind. Overseas November, 1917. Member 
of Medical Dept., 15th Ambulance Corps. Served 
with the A. E. F. 



George H. Sneva 



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Son of Mr, and Mrs. Louis J. Sneva 
Entered service October, 1918. Member of Co. C, 
124th Engineers. Mustered out of service January 
7, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Shelby R. Taylor .... Parkers Prairie 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
August 10, 1918. Member of Co. L, 322nd Inf. 
Saw active service on the St. Die, La Chappel and 
Meuse-Argonne fronts. Mustered out of service 
July 1, 1919 at San Francisco, Cal. 

L. 0. Tetzlaff Edna 

Son of Mr. and Mrs^ Carl Tetzlaff 
Entered service September, 1917; went to Camp 
Dodge, la.; transferred to Camp Dix, N. J. Over- 
seas August 25, 1918. Mechanic, member of Co. E, 
SISth Inf. Mustered out of service March 21, 1919. 



Warner W. Tweten Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tweten 
Entered service July, 1918; went to U. S. Shipping 
Board, Boston, Mass. Mechanic, U. S. Merchant 
Marine. Mustered out of service February, 1919 at 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Anton Ole Hanson Everts 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hanson 
Entered service May, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Kearny, Cal., and to 
Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas August 11, 1918. Mem- 
ber of Co. L, 306th Reg., 77th Division. Saw active 
service on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out 
of service May 18, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Lawrence J. Tvedt Aurdal 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tvedt 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Funston, Kans.; 
transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Overseas. Mili- 
tary Police Force, A. P. O., 795, American Ex. 
Forces, 88th Division. 



Harry G. Ukkelberc Nidaros 

Son of .Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ukkelberg 
Entered service October, 1918; went to Camp For- 



Otto Warberg Pelican Rapids 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Warberg 
Entered service July 22, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth. S. C. Overseas August 22, 1918. Member 
of Co. A, 3rd Corps, Artillery. Saw active service 
on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out of ser- 
vice August 4, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Paul Wenino Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Wenino 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Lewis, 
Wash.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
July, 1918. Member of 362nd Machine Gun Battal- 
ion, 91st Division. Saw active service on the Meuse- 
Argonne front, where he was wounded September, 
1918. Mustered out of service May, 1919. 



Walter Wenino Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. John Wenino 
Entered service March 1, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, 
la.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas 
May, 1918. Member of Co. K, 118th Inf., 30th Div. 
Saw active service on the Ypres and Somme fronts. 
Mustered out of service April 10, 1919. 



Theodore Wick Fergus Falls 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Wick 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Overseas August 28, 1918. Member of 
Co. A, 3rd Corps, Artillery Park. Saw active ser- 
vice on the Meuse-Argonne front. Mustered out of 
service August 3, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



Herman F. Wiese Candor 

Son of Mrs. A, Meyer 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. Bugler, member of Co. B, Machine 
Gun Battalion, 6th Anti-Aircraft. Mustered out of 
service January 10, 1919 at Camp Grant, 111. 

Alexander Wilschewski Edna 

Son of Mr. and. Mrs. Rudolph Wilschewski 
Entered service June, 1918; went to Camp Grant, 
111.; transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Overseas Sep- 
tember 8, 1918. Member of Co. G, 4th M. P. R. 
Mustered out of service July 15, 1919 at Camp 
Dodge. 

NoRMAN Lester Brock . . . Maplewood 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brock 
Entered service July, 1918; went to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. ; transferred to Camp Kearny. Cal. Mem- 
ber of 16th Trench Mortar Bt. Mustered out of ser- 
vice January 25, 1919 at Camp Dodge. 



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THE LIBERTY LOANS 

Otter Tail County Executive Committee 

Elmer E. Adams, County Chairman 
George W. Frankberg, Fergus Falls A. J. Campbell, Parkers Prairie 

C. W. Sherin, Pelican Rapids A. D. Baker, Deer Creek 

K. C. Hanson, Battle Lake H. C. Hanson, New York Mills 

R. R. Patterson, Henning M. J. Daly, Perham 

E. A. Solem, Chairman of Publicity R. E. Seaton, Chairman of Speakers' Bureau 

TTER TAIL COUNTY'S loyal support of the government throughout the war 
was evidenced in all the circumstances that arose during those troublous times, 
■-' whether at home, in the training camps or on the battlefronts of Europe. The 

|j spirit that actuated the "home firing line" was especially manifested in the splendid 

jl and generous support this county showed in all the undertakings having to do with 

^* the financing of the great war. This county's response to the government's call 

for money in the five Liberty Loan bond issues was whole-hearted and generous, 
each of the five loans being over-subscribed. To the last there was no abatement 
in the zeal for the welfare of the country, the fifth or Victory Loan being over- 
subscribed by $76,500. jfjfil 
The splendid financial achievements of Otter Tail County in the war were due lIlHI 
in a large measure to the thorough organization of the county from the start, under !ej|| 
the able direction of Elmer E. Adams, Chairman. Mr. Adams' business acumen ![l|l 
and wide experience in public affairs enabled him, with the assistance of his i|[6|| 
executive committee, to quickly rally every village and township to put their best I I'll 
into the work. The local work was loyally supported by the village and township I | 
committees, and the zealous work of these committees and the support of the people jll'JI 
at large, resulted in the fine showing made in this phase of war work. ' ' 

The general organization was the same for all the five Loan drives with a few 
exceptions. In the Victory Loan drive, George W, Frankberg carried the work ; : 

ml through, owing to the absence of Mr. Adams, who was attending to his legislative iijijm 

lij'f duties at St. Paul at the time of this drive. Mr. Frankberg pushed the work with I ! 

his customary vigor and had the satisfaction of seeing the Victory Loan go "over 
the top" with a wide margin. 
lljjj It is regrettable that space forbids a mention of the individual members of the 

[V(fj Liberty Loan organization, who so willingly put aside their business and home in- 

terests, to devote themselves so generously to the country's good. As "the end 
crowns the work," so here the result they achieved must be their greatest reward. 
Their names will long live in the memory of a grateful people, as those called to 
a noble service, and whose effective work added new laurels to the fair name of 
Otter Tail County. 

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Total Liberty Loan Subscriptions in Otter Tail County 



First Loan $ 173,400.00 

Second Loan 574,050.00 

Third Loan 899,900.00 

Fourth Loan 1,825,200.00 

Fifth Loan 1,281,750.00 

Total $4,754,300.00 



AASTAD 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $6,500 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $12,000 
Subscription, 4th loan— $38,900 
Subscription, 5th loan— $29,750 

Committee 
Lars Simonson, Fergus Falls, R. 7 
S. N. Fronning, Fergus Falls, R. 8 
John Thorsen, Fergus Falls, R. 7 
M. E. Bergerud, Fergus Falls, R. 7 
Amund Johnson, Fergus Falls, R. 7 

AMOR 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 

Subscription, 2nd loan— $2,950 

Subscription, 3rd loan— $8,250 

Subscription, 4th loan- $18,000 

Subscription, 5th loan— $12,700 

Committee 
John Lien, Battle Lake 
Gotfred Johnson, Battle Lake 
F. H. Langvick, Richville 
Geo. Breitenbauch, Battle Lake 
Nels Nelson, Richville 



AURDAL 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $6,850 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $15,700 
Subscription, 4th loan— $31,350 
Subscription, 5th loan— $21,050 

Committee 
N. M. Nelson, Fergus Falls 
J. E. Been, Fergus Falls 
Louis Halvorson, Fergus Falls 
Onon Torgerson, Fergus Falls 
Max Zuelsdorf, Fergus Falls 
P. O. Sjolie, Fergus Falls 
Herman Wellbrook, Fergus Falls 



VILLAGE OF BATTLE LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan — $14,000 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $24,100 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $19,800 
Subscription, 4th loan — $17,450 
Subscription, 5th loan — $13,150 

Committee 
J. B. Thompson, Battle Lake 
Dr. G. T. Haugen, Battle Lake 
T. A. Ranstad, Battle Lake 
Hans Nelson, Battle Lake 
Sander Swanson, Battle Lake 

BLOWERS 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $300 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $5,300 
Subscription, 4th loan— $7,200 
Subscription, 5th loan — $4,950 

Committee 
Frank Gustafson, Sebeka, R. 3 
Emil Hietala, Sebeka, R. 3 
Wm. Nikkari, Wadena, R. 3 
Frank A. Lind, Sebeka, R. 3 
Chas. F. Pihlaja, N. Y. M., R. 4 
Arthur Matti, Sebeka, R. 3 

BLUFFTON 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,400 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,400 
Subscription, 4th loan — $14,900 
Subscription, 5th loan— $9,700 

Committee 
J. C. Johnson, Wadena 
Dominick Watron, Bluffton, R. 4 
John Endres, Bluffton, R. 4 
Wm. Kreuger, Wadena, R. 3 
A. A. Johnson, Wadena, R. 3 

VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $150 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $2,600 
Subscription, 4th loan — $3,000 
Subscription, 5th loan — $2,650 

Committee 
E. G. Wasche, Bluffton 
M. B. Klein, Bluffton 
J. A. Wasche, Bluffton 






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BUSE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $1,100 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $9,250 
Subscription, 4th loan — $22,550 
Subscription, 5th loan — $17,150 

Committee 

William Wright, Fergus Falls 
A. C. Anderson, Fergus Falls 
Andrew Anderson, Fergus Falls 
R. A. Bryant, Fergus Falls 
John Newman, Fergus Falls 
Claus Albers, Fergus Falls 
A. B. Palmquist, Fergus Falls 



BUTLER 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $350 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $3,250 
Subscription. 4th loan — $5,300 
Subscription, 5th loan — $2,000 

Committee 

John Knuutila, New York Mills 
A. T. Hemphill, New York Mills 
Fred Ripe, New York Mills 
A. J. Pierce, New York Mills 
John L. Kimball, New York Mills 



CANDOR 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $50 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $4,700 
Subscription, 4th loan — $8,050 
Subscription, 5th loan — $3,500 

Com,m,ittee 

Herman Glawe, Vergas 

Henry Kraus, Vergas 

Ed. Maneval, Vergas 

Rev. Otto E. Richter, Vergas 

William Neu, Vergas 

CARLISLE 

Subscription, 1st loan— $2,500 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $5,450 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $9,800 
Subscription, 4th loan— $33,050 
Subscription, 5th loan— $24,500 

Committee 
Christ Evjen, Carlisle 
S. P. Myron, Carlisle 



J. C. Tomhave, Carlisle 
Ferdinand Pergande, Carlisle 
Fred Klasse, Carlisle 
Herman Boese, Carlisle 
John Kjer, Carlisle 

CLITHERALL 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $5,850 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $12,650 
Subscription, 4th loan— $36,000 
Subscription, 5th loan— $25,050 

Committee 
Ed. K. Evanson, Battle Lake 
Nels Hustad, Battle Lake 
Nils Anderson, Battle Lake 
R. J. Corliss, Battle Lake 
C. N. Winther, Battle Lake 
Carl Gilbertson, Battle Lake 

VILLAGE OF CLITHERALL 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $3,000 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $3,050 
Subscription, 4th loan — $4,050 
Subscription, 5th loan— $2,800 

Committee 
R. T. Robinson, Clitherall 
H. A. Goslee, Clitherall 
Andrew Gustafson, Clitherall 

COMPTON 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $4,750 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $15,200 
Subscription, 4th loan— $34,400 
Subscription, 5th loan— $24,600 

Committee 
A. J. Noreen, Wadena 
A. P. Johnson, Wadena 
John G. Lorine, Deer Creek, R. 
Adison Petrie, Deer Creek 
W. H. Welch, Wadena, R. 1 
Olof Sutter, Wadena, R. 1 
C. M. Perkins, Wadena 

CORLISS 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,000 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $5,550 
Subscription, 4th loan — $7,850 
Subscription, 5th loan — $4,250 









Committee 
J. L. Sawyer, Perham 
Jacob Sczygel, Perham 
William Wendorf, Perham 
Henry Palubicki, Perham 
Mike Abram, Perham 
Fred Peterson, Perham 

VILLAGE OF DALTON 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $8,300 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $5,150 
Subscription, 4th loan — 18,450 
Subscription, 5th loan — 16,350 

Committee 
J. B. Johnson, Dalton 
M. L. Foshaug, Dalton 
J. A. Stortroen, Dalton 
E. L. Hugelen, Dalton 
Oliver S. Olson, Dalton 

DANE PRAIRIE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $7,700 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $14,150 
Subscription, 4th loan— $42,050 
Subscription, 5th loan — $24,150 

Committee 
Ami C. Huseby, Fergus Falls, R. 1 
Nels B. Thompson, Fergus Falls, R. 1 
C. A. Tollefson, Fergus Falls, R. 1 
Hans Rian, Dalton, R. 2 
Ole 0. Ronning, Dalton 

DEAD LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $50 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $4,050 
Subscription, 4th loan — $6,000 
Subscription, 5th loan — $5,300 

Committee 
A. S. Noble, Dent 
(H. N. Bixby, RichviUe 
"William Westover, Richville 
George E. White, Richville 
William Lamphere, Richville 
A. R. Bullock, Richville 
Leroy Hancock, Dent 

DEER CREEK 

Subcription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,850 



Subscription, 3rd loan— $9,950 
Subscription, 4th loan— $29,450 
Subscription, 5th loan— $18,900 

Committee 
John Mark, Deer Creek 
Charles Kasma, Deer Creek 
August Jacobson, Deer Creek 
Frank Gates, Deer Creek 

D. A. Searles, Deer Creek 
P. M. Howard, Deer Creek 

VILLAGE OF DEER CREEK 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $10,900 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,450 
Subscription, 4th loan— $13,750 
Subscription, 5th loan — $10,250 

Committee 
S. M. Rector, Deer Creek 
W. H. Speckeen, Deer Creek 

E. P. Wagner, Deer Creek 
W. L. Junkin, Deer Creek 
W. D. Barker, Deer Creek 

VILLAGE OF DENT 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,800 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $4,150 
Subscription, 4th loan— $3,000 
Subscription, 5th loan — $3,200 

Committee 
Edw. J. Stoll, Dent 
Joe Besler, Dent 
M. 0. Woodhouse, Dent 
J. S. Elliot, Dent 
John Hertel, Dent 
Amil Gludt, Dent 

DORA 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $50 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $7,450 
Subscription, 4th loan— $7,750 
Subscription, 5th loan — $5,500 

Committee 
William R. Peach, Vergas 
Warren Rice, Vergas 
Fred Weimann, Vergas 
George Wagner, Dent 
G. Strauch, Dent 
Herman Dettbarn, Vergas 
E. Lefevbre, Vergas 
Peter Meyer, Vergas 
Fred Wendt, Vergas 



Adolph Bownkowski, Peter Dwyer, 
Mahlon Peach, Rev. A. H. Sieving, 
George L. Smith, Walter Angel, 
Wm. Kerlin, and Fred Lubber- 
man, all of Dent. 

DUNN 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,600 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $2,900 
Subscription, 4th loan — $6,000 
Subscription, 5th loan — $3,100 

Committee 
John J. Kvare, P. R., R. 4, Box 60 
Ed. Sjogren, Pelican Rapids, R. 4 
Anton Peterson, Vergas, R. 2 
William Holbrook, Detroit, R. F. D. 

EAGLE LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan— none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,400 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $9,750 
Subscription, 4th loan— $29,950 
Subscription, 5th loan— $17,850 

Committee 
Emil Nelson, Battle Lake, R. 1 
D. A. Peterson, Evansville, R. 4 
Paul Peterson, Ashby, R. 1 
Adolf Sandstrom, Battle Lake, R. 1 
J. P. Swenson, Battle Lake, R. 1 
William Falke, Battle Lake, R. 1 
Elmer Nelson, Battle Lake, R. 1 
Anton Lundin, Ashby, R. 1 

EASTERN 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $350 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,350 
Subscription, 4th loan— $23,250 
Subscription, 5th loan — $18,950 

Committee 
N. J. Skoglund, Parkers Prairie 
W. H. Smith, Parkers Prairie 
0. K. Hanson, Parkers Prairie 
Ernest Bergquist, Parkers Prairie 



Committee 
Ferdinand Heembrock, Dent 
H. H. Meader, Dent 
Walter Antonsen, Vergas 
Paul Palubicki, Dent 
William Tenter, Dent 
WiUiam Walda, Dent 

EFFINGTON 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,150 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $9,550 
Subscription, 4th loan— $38,650 
Subscription 5th loan— $26,200 

Committee 
Math Gappa, Parkers Prairie 
G. A. Huve, Parkers Prairie 
Joseph J. Lodermeier, Park. Prairie 
John C. H. Jantzen, Parkers Prairie 
Fred J. Jensen, Parkers Prairie 
Rev. H. Tessman, Parkers Prairie 

ELIZABETH 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,300 
Subscription, 4th loan— $30,150 
Subscription, 5th loan — $17,650 

Committee 
Sigurd Skistad, Elizabeth 
John J. Hannecam, Elizabeth 
Henry Knoble, Elizabeth 
C. 0. Norgren, Elizabeth 
R. G. Fick, Elizabeth 
George Schroeder, Elizabeth 

VILLAGE OF ELIZABETH 

Subscription, 1st loan— $1,500 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $3,800 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $5,250 
Subscription, 4th loan— $11,700 
Subscription, 5th loan— $8,050 

Committee 
0. C. Rian, Elizabeth 
J. P. Greenagel, Elizabeth 
0. 0. Sletvold, Elizabeth 



Hans Arvidson, Parkers Prairie 


M. P. Maurin, Elizabeth 


Alfred Malmgren, Parkers Prairie 


Herman Frautschi, Elizabeth 


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ELMO 


Subscription, 1st loan — none 


Subscription, 1st loan— none 


Subscription, 2nd loan— $1,200 


Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,000 


Subscription, 3rd loan— $8,350 


Subscription, 3rd loan— $9,250 


Subscription, 4th loan— $1.3,700 


Subscription, 4th loan— $17,350 


Subscription, 5th loan— $15,000 


Subscription, 5th loan-$14,200 



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J. T. Bradley, Parkers Prairie 
George Shudt, Almora 
J. 0. Smith, Henning 
R. K. McGrew, Parkers Prairie 
R. W. Jenkins, Parkers Prairie 
Simon Simonson, Parkers Prairie 

ERHARDS GROVE 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $5,250 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,000 
Subscription, 4th loan— $31,450 
Subscription, 5th loan— $20,100 

Committee 
John Kowalski, Erhard 
Otto B. Johnson, Pelican Rapids 
Christ Kittleson, Pelican Rapids 
Ole E. Ganrud, Erhard 
Ed. Bruestle, Erhard 

EVERTS 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,300 
Subscription, 4th loan — $14,300 
Subscription, 5th loan — $8,550 

Committee 
Thore Glende, Battle Lake 
Jens Wold, Battle Lake 
Lawrence Rowe, Battle Lake 
Will Olson, Battle Lake 
Elmer Hinkston, Battle Lake 

FERGUS FALLS 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $3,000 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $10,750 
Subscription, 4th loan— $29,000 
Subscription 5th loan— $19,050 

Committee 
Max Kroneman, Fergus Falls 
J. F. Tomhave, Fergus Falls 
H. Steinbach, Fergus Falls 
Ed. Peterson, Fergus Falls 
H. G. Evanson, Fergus Falls 
James Quam, Fergus Falls 

CITY OF FERGUS FALLS 
Subscription, 1st loan— $144,150 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $226,800 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $176,000 
Subscription, 4th loan— $221,500 
Subscription, 5th loan— $191,100 



Committee 
Commercial Club 

FOLDEN 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,550 
Subscription, 4th loan — $20,150 
Subscription, 5th loan— $11,400 

Committee 
Eli Ramberg, Almora 
Carl Danielson, Vining, R. 1 
Oscar Olson, Vining 
Carl Myria, Henning, R. 4 
Torger Tollefson, Vining, R. 2 

FRIBERG 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $3,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $7,050 
Subscription, 4th loan— $19,100 
Subscription, 5th loan— $9,750 

Committee 
Herman Duenow, Fergus F., R. 3 
Emil Schleske, Fergus Falls, R. 5 
E. W. Leeper, Erhard 
Paul Richter, Fergus Falls, R. 5 
Otto Rrause, Fergus Falls 

GIRARD 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,150 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $4,100 
Subscription, 4th loan — $6,300 
Subscription, 5th loan — $4,350 

Committee 
E. C. Wilkins, Henning 
Gust Hanson, Henning 
George Mathew, Henning 
G. W. Huffman, Henning 
Ben Kimber, Battle Lake 

GORMAN 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $250 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $9,550 
Subscription, 4th loan— $20,100 
Subscription, 5th loan— $11,750 

Committee 
Alexander Ebberson, Luce 
W. M. Wessel, Frazee 
R. Madson, Frazee 
T. E. Murphy, Luce 
John Mattfeld, Perham 
Roy Reff, Frazee 



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HENNING 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — 12,750 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $8,000 
Subscription, 4th loan— $28,100 
Subscription, 5th loan — $15,550 

Committee 
Elof MoUerstrom, Henning 
August Bjorklund, Henning 
C. 0. Rortvedt, Henning 
Syver Nyhus, Henning 
H. E. Berggren, Henning 

VILLAGE OF HENNING 
Subscription, 1st loan— $6,150 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $25,400 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $21,300 
Subscription, 4th loan— $21,250 
Subscription, 5th loan— $21,850 

Committee 
C. G. Hippie, Henning 
C. M. Anderson, Henning 
Andrew Anderson, Henning 
H. J. Cordes, Henning 
L. J. Pikal, Henning 

HOBART 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $100 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,150 
Subscription, 4th loan— $17,400 
Subscription, 5th loan— $11,550 

Committee 
M. H. Wellman, Frazee 
Ward McCaslund, Vergas, R. F. D. 
Al. Mayfield, Frazee, R. 2 
John Franklin, Frazee, R. 2 
A. C. Antonsen, Frazee, R. 2 
Sam Rossmiller, Frazee, R. 2 
Albert Lenius, Frazee, R. 2 
Gottlieb Urbach, Frazee, R. 2 
F. J. Bangle, Frazee, R. 2 

HOMESTEAD 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,450 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $5,600 
Subscription, 4th loan— $8,300 
Subscription, 5th loan — $6,150 

Committee 
Henry Peterson, N. Y. M., R. 2 
Charles J. Brunk, New York Mills 
Jack Kruger, New York Mills 



Matt Lohi, New York Mills 
Arthur Atkinson, New York Mills 

INMAN 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,450 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,350 
Subscription, 4th loan— $16,500 ' 
Subscription, 5th loan— $9,200 

Committee 
E. E. Inman, Henning 
W. J. Henderson, Henning, R. 1 
G. W. Moats, Henning, R. 1 
Ed. Parks, Henning, R. 1 
William F. Smith, Deer Creek, R. 2 
Sam Beaman, Deer Creek, R. 2 
Andrew Isackson, Deer Creek, R. 2 
Fred Burlingame, Deer Creek, R. 2 
Hans Severson, Henning, R. 1 

LEAF LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan — none. 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $2,400 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $8,350 
Subscription, 4th loan — $26,150 
Subscription, 5th loan— $13,250 

Committee 
Oscar Hill, Ottertail 
George Miller, Ottertail 
Christ Haugen, Henning 
Olaf Tervola, Henning 
Henry Cordes, Henning 
Henry Anderson, Ottertail 
John Sume, Ottertail 

LEAF MOUNTAIN 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $350 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $8,600 
Subscription, 4th loan— $18,900 
Subscription, 5th loan — $9,550 

Committee 
Niels Anderson, Clitherall 
Ed. Carlson, Clitherall 
Anton Rocks, Clitherall 
Jacob Jacobson, Clitherall 
John E. Hanson, Clitherall 

LIDA 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $950 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $4,450 
Subscription, 4th loan — $5,400 
Subscription, 5th loan— $3,200 






Committee 
Alfred Svare, Pelican Rapids, R. 4 
Erick Johnson, Pelican Rapids 
Robert Johnson, Pelican Rapids 
Alfred Slatten, Pelican Rapids 
Julius T. Knutson, Pelican Rapids 



Committee 
H. C. Hanson, New York Mills 
Felix Nylund, New York Mills 
Dr. W. A. MiUer, New York MOls 
Chas. G. Hyry, New York Mills 
A. E. Anderson, New York Mills 



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MAINE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $4,300 
Subscription, 3rd loan— 110,500 
Subscription, 4th loan — $28,450 
Subscription, 5th loan— $19,550 

Committee 
Dan Fogard, Underwood, R. 2 
. W. E. Thomas, Underwood, R. 2 
A. 0. Christianson, Underwood, R. 2 
Fred Seeba, Underwood, R. 2 
W. W. Dinsmore, Underwood, R. 2 
L. A. Olson, Erhard, R. 1 

MAPLEWOOD 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $7,050 
Subscription, 4th loan — $9,000 
Subscription, 5th loan — $5,950 

Committee 
Herbert Halloway, Pelican Rapids 
C. A. Mesna, Erhard 
Ole Nodsle, Erhard 
H. B. Emery, Erhard 
John C. Hauge, Pelican Rapids 

NEWTON 

Subscription, 1st loan— none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $5,050 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $8,200 
Subscription, 4th loan— $28,000 
Subscription, 5th loan— $21,850 

Committee 
M. H. Korkalo, New York Mills 
J. E. Niemela, New York Mills, R. 4 
James Keto, New York Mills 
Adolph Hepola, New York mills, R. 4 
Israel Hagel, New York Mills, R. 1 
Matt Erkkila, New York Mills, R. 1 
Walter Salo, New York Mills, R. 4 
Thos. Jaakkola, New York Mills 

VILLAGE OF NEW YORK MILLS 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $8,200 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,100 
Subscription, 4th loan — $14,800 
Subscription, 5th loan— $10,900 



NIDAROS 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $4,300 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $8,250 
Subscription, 4th loan— $21,750 
Subscription, 5th loan — $14,600 

Committee 
T. B. Duhn, Vining 
Christ Johnson, Clitherall 
Martin Olson, Clitherall 
0. E. Herbranson, Clitherall 
S. E. Halvorson, Clitherall 

NORWEGIAN GROVE 

Subscription, 1st loan— none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $5,700 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $10,250 
Subscription, 4th loan — $40,000 
Subscription, 5th loan— $16,950 

Committee 
Lars M. Stoen, Pelican Rapids 
John E. Maasjo, Pelican Rapids 
Elmer Hanson, Barnesville, R. 2 
A. J. Carlson, Pelican Rapids, R. 
Axel Wick, Pelican Rapids 

OAK VALLEY 

Subscription, 1st loan— none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $800 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $7,850 
Subscription, 4th loan — $15,000 
Subscription, 5th loan— $7,700 

Committee 
C. S. Joslin, Deer Creek 
A. Bentz, Deer Creek 
Art Chapman, Deer Creek 
Fred A. Paine, Hewitt 
W. W. Packard, Hewitt 
Wm. Colson, Hewitt 
N. J. Finn, Hewitt 
Fred Trollier, Hewitt 
Charles Carlson, Hewitt 

ORWELL 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $3,300 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $7,150 
Subscription, 4th loan— $22,600 
Subscription, 5th loan — $11,450 



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Subscription, 3rd loan— $6,850 


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John Westerberg, Fergus Falls 


Subscription, 4th loan— $13,350 






0. M. Sholberg, Fergus Falls 


Subscription, 5th loan— $6,750 






Fred Veit, Fergus Falls 
Elmer J. Scott, Fergus Falls 


Committee 


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W. W. Loomer, Fergus Falls 


Wm. Oman, New York MiUs 






G. H. Beamish, Fergus Falls 


John Perala, New York Mills 


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John Gander, Fergus Falls 


Herman Perala, New York MiUs 


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T. M. Martin, Fergus Falls 


Walter West, New York Mills 
W. W. Reynolds, New York Mills 


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John Carlund, New York Mills 


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Subscription, 1st loan— none 


Arthur Miller, New York Mills 


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Subscription, 2nd loan— $10,500 




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Subscription, 3rd loan— $18,300 


PADDOCK 


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Subscription, 4th loan— $44,050 


Subscription, 1st loan- none 






Subscription, 5th loan— $35,150 


Subscription, 2nd loan— none. 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $7,450 




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Subscription, 4th loan— $11,850 


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Carl J. Nelson, Rothsay, R. 1 


Subscription, 5th loan— $7,600 


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John J. Sether, Elizabeth 


C. H. Hattestad, Sebeka 


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Charles Beldonimi, Sebeka, R. 2 


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John E. Sletvold, Rothsay 


L. M. Jacobs, Sebeka, R. 2 


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M. I. Egge, Sebeka, R. 3 




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Subscription, 1st loan — none 


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Subscription, 4th loan — $5,250 


Subscription, 2nd loan— $5,450 




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Subscription, 5th loan— $2,850 


Subscription, 3rd loan— $15,300 




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A. L. Shaw, Ottertail 


Subscription, 4th loan— $32,800 


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Subscription, 5th loan— $26,150 






Fred Dunken, Ottertail 


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Wm. Luhning, Ottertail 


N. P. R. Nelson, Parkers Prairie 


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Arthur Matson, Ottertail 


Edwin Olson, Parkers Prairie 






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Willis Smith, Parkers Prairie 
C. U. Carlson, Parkers Prairie 


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Max Rolofr, Parkers Prairie 


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Subscription, Ist loan— none 


Rudolph Nelson, Parkers Prairie 






Subscription, 2nd loan— $4,500 


Harold Peterson, Parkers Prairie 


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Subscription, 3rd loan— $4,350 


Oscar Lindahl, Parkers Prairie 


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Subscription, 4th loan— $5,600 


H. W. Jones, Parkers Prairie 






Subscription, 5th loan— $3,600 


VILLAGE OF PARKERS PRAIRIE 


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Committee 


Subscription, 1st loan— none 






H. A. Schultz, Ottertail 


Subscription, 2nd loan— $15,950 






Chas. F. Steffens, Ottertail 


Subscription, 3rd loan— $19,050 






Herman Grefe, Ottertail 


Subscription, 4th loan— $22,250 






H. H. Brutlag, Ottertail 


Subscription, 5th loan— $15,300 






G. A. Schultz, Ottertail 


Committee 






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E. E. Hallin, Parkers Prairie 






Subscription, 1st loan — none 


A. J. Campbell, Parkers Prairie 






Subscription, 2nd loan— $1,500 


C. H. Dahlstrom, Parkers Prairie 








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G. H. Shontz, Parkers Prairie 
Dr. H. H. Leibold, Parkers Prairie 
S. L. Perkins, Parkers Prairie 
Frank Saunders, Parkers Prairie 

PELICAN 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $8,000 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $9,850 
Subscription, 4th loan— $34,250 
Subscription, 5th loan — $21,550 

Committee 
Hans H. Svare, Pelican Rapids 
Iver Anderson, Pelican Rapids 
Thorwald Paulson, Pelican Rapids 

F. S. Putnam, Pelican Rapids 
K. M. Haugrud, Pelican Rapids 
Melvin Egstad, Pelican Rapids 

0. H. Myhrhagen, Pelican Rapids 

VILLAGE OF PELICAN RAPIDS 
Subscription, 1st loan— $1,300 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $30,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $26,300 
Subscription, 4th loan— $49,050 
Subscription, 5th loan— $34,850 

Comm,ittee 

G. M. Mills, Pelican Rapids 
Knut Stenerson, Pelican Rapids 
Anton Lynnes, Pelican Rapids 
0. M. Carr, Pelican Rapids 

N. Quandahl, Pelican Rapids 
Cecil Sherin, Pelican Rapids 
S. M. Strand, Pelican Rapids 
Henry Page, Pelican Rapids 

PERHAM 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $300 
Subscription, 3rd loan- $8,400 
Subscription, 4th loan— $20,950 
Subscription, 5th loan— $13,400 

Committee 

E. W. Lehmkuhl, Perham 
Louis Huss, Perham 
John Kremer, Perham 
Lorenz Schussler, Perham 
Gustave Parchem, Perham 
Phil Fitzpatrick, Perham 

F. G. Wasche, Perham 

VILLAGE OF PERHAM 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $29,150 



Subscription, 3rd loan— $35,700 
Subscription, 4th loan— $51,750 
Subscription, 5th loan— $36,300 

Committee 
A. G. Schwarzrock, Perham 
J. H. Shea, Perham 
M. Walz, Perham 
John Oswald, Perham 
John Kukowske, Perham 



PINE LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — none 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $5,700 
Subscription, 4th loan— $9,050 
Subscription, 5th loan— $3,000 

Committee 
George S. Douglas, Perham 
Andrew Paulsen, Perham 
Clemence Steinbach, Perham 
John Pashke, Perham 
Frank Rosenthal, Perham 
Ed. Martin, New York Mills 



VILLAGE OF RICHVILLE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,500 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $2,700 
Subscription, 4th loan — $3,100 
Subscription, 5th loan — $2,150 

Committee 

H. J. Baker, Richville 
E. T. White, Richville 
C. W. Peterson, Richville 
0. A. Zimmer, Richville 



RUSH LAKE 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — none 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $3,850 
Subscription, 4th loan — $8,450 
Subscription, 5th loan— $14,950 

Com.mittee 

Rev. H. F. Zoeller, Perham 
W. D. Howard, Richville 
M. R. Greenwood, Richville 
B. F. Harris, Richville 
Jacob Jung, Perham 
Joachim Doll, Sr., Perham 






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SAINT OLAF 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $1,300 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $12,500 
Subscription, 4th loan— $35,700 
Subscription, 5th loan— $26,400 

Committee 
N. E. Thormodson, Dalton 
S. H. Gulseth, Ashby 
C. K. Clauson, Ashby 
E. M. Bystol, Ashby 
Thrond Solvevold, Battle Lake 

SCAMBLER 
Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $4,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $7,700 
Subscription, 4th loan— $17,700 
Subscription, 5th loan— $11,500 

Committee 
W. W. Sherman, Pelican Rapids 
J. H. Olson, Pelican Rapids 
C. H. Tucker, Pelican Rapids 

E. A. Peck, Pelican Rapids 
P. 0. Randall, Pelican Rapids 
W. P. Burton, Pelican Rapids , 
Morgan Clauson, Pelican Rapids 
Otto B. Kjose, Pelican Rapids 

STAR LAKE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $350 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $6,400 
Subscription, 4th loan — $6,300 
Subscription, 5th loan— $4,300 

Committee 

F. J. Vogel, Dent 
Fred Femling, Dent 
William Swanson, Dent 
Otto Kanne, Dent 

C. J. Musser, Dent 



SVERDRUP 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $6,150 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $15,550 
Subscription, 4th loan — $36,350 
Subscription, 5th loan— $28,550 

Committee 
Olof Aune, Underwood 
A. F. Lund, Underwood 



Ivar S. Klaksvick, Underwood 
Henry Bye, Underwood 
Peder Torvik, Underwood 
Ole Berg, Underwood 
P. K. Pederson, Underwood 



TORDENSKJOLD 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $7,600 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $13,200 
Subscription, 4th loan — $40,800 
Subscription, 5th loan — $24,300 

Committee 

Hans Johansen, Und., R. 1, Box 60 
H. C. Christenson, Underwood, R. 1 
Oscar F. Wilson, Underwood, R. 1 
Olof N. Green, Underwood, R. 1 
Oscar T. Huff, Dalton 
H. A. Hansen, Dalton 



TRONDHJEM 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $3,050 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $11,900 
Subscription, 4th loan— $38,650 
Subscription, 5th loan — $28,200 

Committee 

Ed. Raw, Rothsay, R. F. D. 
Frank Sha, Rothsay 
Andrias A. Haga, Rothsay 
A. L. Stadura, Rothsay 
Ole S. Hovland, Rothsay 
Ole Toso, Rothsay 
Ole Ohe, Rothsay 
Ole Anderson, Rothsay 
Julius Shirley, Rothsay 



TUMULI 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $4,900 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $11,500 
Subscription, 4th loan — $32,450 
Subscription, 5th loan— $19,900 

Committee 
S. M. Skrove, Dalton 
C. J. Hansel, Dalton 
M. N. Rovang, Dalton 
John Benson, Dalton 
E. L. Kvernstoen, Dalton 
L. B. Madson, Dalton 



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Subscription, 1st loan — $3^00 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $6,050 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $5,900 
Subscription, 4th loan— $10,200 
Subscription, 5th loan — $7,500 

Committee 
F. E. Salmonsen, Underwood 
Odin Loseth, Underwood 
C. J. Moan, Underwood 

VILLAGE OF VERGAS 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $400 
Subscription 3rd loan— $4,100 
Subscription, 4th loan— $3,550 
Subscription, 5th loan— $3,950 

Committee 

James Nesbitt, Vergas 
C. A. Peterson, Vergas 
Phil Eichmiller, Vergas 



VILLAGE OF VINING 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan— $4,250 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $4,200 
Subscription, 4th loan— $3,700 
Subscription, 5th loan— $3,450 

Committee 
A. B. Trana, Vining 
T. H. Froslee, Vining 



0. A. Lund, Vining 
Knut Olson, Vining 
0. C. Olson, Vining 

WESTERN 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $2,550 
Subscription, 3rd loan — $8,850 
Subscription, 4th loan— $24,500 
Subscription, 5th loan— $14,200 

Committee 

Anton Endreson, City, R. 10 
Arthur Roberts, City, R. 10 
Carl Fabian, Campbell, R. 2 
Charles Loomer, City, R. F. D. 
Otto Umland, Campbell, R. 2 
Stene Hanson, Bergerud, City, R. 7 
E. W. Erickson, Doran, R. 1 

WOODSIDE 

Subscription, 1st loan — none 
Subscription, 2nd loan — $1,400 
Subscription, 3rd loan— $7,700 
Subscription, 4th loan— $16,300 
Subscription, 5th loan— $12,900 

Committee 
E. W. Smith, Parkers Prairie 
H. S. Aldrich, Parkers Prairie 
David Johnson, Parkers Prairie 
Douglas Johnston, Parkers Prairie 
Frank E. Larson, Parkers Prairie 
J. C. Leader, Parkers Prairie 



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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS 

Otter Tail County Chapter 

TRUSIEES 

D. A. Tennant, Chairman Mrs. Elmer E. Adams, Vice-chairman 
Robert Hannah, Secretary E. A. Jewett, Treasurer 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

D. A. Tennant, Chairman 
Robert Hannah Fred E. Hodgson 

E. A. Jewett W. J. Breen 
J. H. Beise C. R. Wright 



THE Otter Tail County Chapter of the American Red Cross was organized July 
23rd, 1917, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and as speedily as possible, branches 
and auxiliaries were established throughout the county. The undertaking was a 
big one, owing to the size of the county, but the executive committee was loyally 
supported by the local committees and individuals in all parts of the territory 
to be covered, so that in a comparatively short time an effective organization, 
reaching practically every township and village in the county had been perfected. 
The chapter then consisted of 63 branches and auxiliaries, with a meiribership of 
about 7,700. 

This splendid organization carried out the work for which it was brought into 
being, with enthusiasm and real understanding of the needs of the case. The firstj 
drive to raise funds took place during the week of June 18th to 25th, 1917, just 
previous to the organization of the Chapter, and while no accurate record was 
kept, nearly $14,000 was raised throughout the county. The drive was under the 
capable direction of Fred E. Hodgson, Local Chairman, and effective work was 
done in all parts of the county by the local committees and people at large, who 
responded willingly to the call made upon them. The second drive in May, 1918, 
under the direction of R. J. Angus, County Chairman, made even a better showing 
than the first. Mr. Angus devoted his entire time to make the drive a success, 
laying aside his business duties for the work that was at hand. Under his able 
management the drive resulted in raising a fund of $60,960.35, a fine tribute to 
the effective publicity work that had been done during the first year of the society's 
work. 

After its organization, the society quickly assumed its duties and responsibilities. 
Knitting circles were organized to provide for the comfort of the boys in the 
service; classes in surgical dressing and sewing worked faithfully to keep the 
hospitals supplied with that which was needed; nurses were enlisted and sent into 
service; comfort-kits were provided for the soldiers as they left for camp; and in 
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Mrs. A. B. Cole had charge of the Surgical Dressing work and under her 
direction the work went forward with great success. The Sewing Department under 
the direction of Mrs. Elmer E. Adams and Mrs. F. J. Evans also made an enviable 
record. The Home Service Department, which Miss Gertrude E. Tennant had charge 
of, did an important work during the war, and it is being continued at the present time. 
There are 63 branches under Miss Tennant's direction, and to her fell the large 
share of the enormous work laid out for this department. Its duties were to keep 
a census of Otter Tail County's 2,000 soldiers, their relatives and addresses; to 
furnish information to parents and assist in keeping the lines of communication 
open between the homes and its representatives in the service; to give information 
and help as to soldiers' allotments, bonuses, travel pay, etc., as occasions demanded. 
Miss Tennant and her co-workers who have been responsible for its succcess in 
Otter Tail County have worked hard, and are continuing to do so, now when the 
glamor of war has more or less dulled the interest of others. 

Robert Hannah, Secretary of the Otter Tail County Chapter, had active manage- 
ment of all the departments and branches of the Red Cross. Mr. Hannah's time 
was continually occupied in Red Cross work during the whole period of the war, 
and the efficient manner in which the affairs of the society were administered was 
largely due to his efforts. 



Detailed Result of Second Red Cross Drive — May 1918 



Aastad $ 925.00 

Amor 544.10 

Aurdal 928.50 

Batde Lake Village 941.00 

Blowers 491.92 

Bluflfton 742.95 

Village of Bluffton 207.00 

Buse 523.50 

Butler 182.50 

Candor 219.25 

Carlisle 556.00 

Clitherall 767.00 

VUlage of Clitherall 251.00 

Compton 900.00 

Corliss 331.09 

Village of Dalton 361.50 

Dane Prairie 1,075.00 

Dead Lake 494.08 

Deer Creek 702.25 

Village of Deer Creek 501.00 

Village of Dent 336.69 

Dora 236.11 

Dunn 190.00 

Eagle Lake 805.00 

Eastern 781.35 

Edna 530.79 

Effington 454.90 

Elizabeth 797.75 

Village of Elizabeth 515.00 



Elmo 545.00 

Erhards Grove 662.25 

Everts 413.00 

Fergus Falls 722.00 

City of Fergus Falls 11,567.07 

Folden 616.25 

Friberg 469.24 

Girard 338.95 

Gorman 420.45 

Henning 752.46 

Village of Henning 900.00 

Hobart 644.53 

Homestead 308.00 

Inman 511.30 

Leaf Lake 530.00 

Leaf Mountain 553.67 

Lida 202.15 

Maine 1,139.07 

Maplewood 300.00 

Newton 855.15 

Village of New York Mills 1,061.93 

Nidaros 589.50 

Norwegian Grove 1,041.51 

Oak Valley 505.26 

Orwell 578.00 

Oscar 1,091.50 

Otter Tail 300.00 

Village of Otter Tail 200.00 

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Parkers Prairie 943.05 

Village of Parkers Prairie 746.50 

Pelican 816.50 

Village of Pelican Rapids 1,681.00 

Perham 517.47 

Village of Perham 1,500.00 

Pine Lake 344.80 

Village of RichvUle 241.00 

Rush Lake 427.00 

St. Olaf 900.00 

Scambler 465.35 



Star Lake 369.44 

Sverdrup 1,300.00 

Tordenskjold 812.97 

Trondhjem 1,270.00 

Tumuli 755.00 

Village of Underwood 470.00 

Village of Vergas 350.00 

Village of Vining 331.50 

Western 659.50 

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THE Y. M. C. A. DRIVE 

IN the raising of funds for all philanthropic and patriotic purposes during the 
war this county showed an open-heartedness and generosity that places it on a 
level with the best in the State. This fine spirit was revealed time and again on 
the occasions of the different drives made necessary to properly care for our large 
army. 

The Y. M. C. A. drive in December, 1917, is but one of the many examples. 
It was conducted under the direction of R. J. Angus, County Chairman, whose 
experience and executive ability made him a singularly happy choice for the posi- 
tion. The drive took place before a township organization had been perfected, 
and was therefore conducted from the village centers, each village looking after 
the country surrounding it. In this way a total of $19,721.02 was raised in a 
creditably short time. Of this amount the sum of $350.00 was devoted to the 
War Camp Community Service Fund as it was not thought advisable to make a 
separate drive for this fund at this time. 



Detailed Result of Y. M. C. A. Drive 



City of Fergus Falls $6,550.00 

Buse 265.85 

Western 135.50 

Battle Lake 1,219.75 

Carlisle 429.00 

Clitherall 29.50 

Dalton 106.00 

Deer Creek 1,167.25 

Dent 34.60 

Elizabeth 437.25 

Henning 1,749.55 

New York Mills 1,931.00 



Otter Tail City 136.25 

Parkers Prairie 1,200.00 

Pelican Rapids 2,432.05 

Perham 810.00 

Richville 25.47 

Rothsay 65.00 

Underwood 201.50 

Vining 647.50 

Vergas 133.00 

Credit from Wadena for Otter Tail. . . . 15.00 

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THE UNITED WAR WORK DRIVE 

THE drive for funds for the benefit of the Young Men's Christian Association, 
Young Women's Christian Association, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare 
Board, War Camp Community Service, Salvation Army and American Library 
Board, and its signal success showed unmistakably that the people of this county 
were not weary of well-doing. This drive was also conducted by R. J. Angus, the 
County Chairman, ably supported by a fine body of loyal workers in all parts of 
the county. The magnificent total of $71,665.10 was raised, every section of the 
county responding handsomely. The solicitors deserve much credit for the thorough 
work done in their respective territories, work, in many instances, done at the 
sacrifice of personal inclination, business and home interests. 



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Aastad $ 1,301.00 

Amor 666.50 

Aurdal 829.50 

Village of Battle Lake 1,053.25 

Blowers 365.00 

Bluffton 658.00 

Village of Bluffton 288.00 

Buse 537.50 

Butler 178.50 

Candor 152.00 

Carlisle 554.50 

Clitherall 1,066.00 

Village of Clitherall 245.50 

Compton 1,131.00 

Corliss 452.50 

Village of Dalton 464.00 

Dane Prairie 1,274.00 

Dead Lake 352.50 

Deer Creek 674.00 

Village of Deer Creek 606.50 

Village of Dent 220.00 

Dora 281.50 

Dunn 256.50 

Eagle Lake 870.00 

Eastern 994.00 

Edna 791.00 

Effington 693.00 

Elizabeth 1,103.00 

Village of Elizabeth 387.00 

Elmo 715.00 

Erhards Grove 886.00 

Everts 540.00 

Fergus Falls 922.75 

City of Fergus Falls 12,082.93 

Folden 648.00 



Friberg 536.00 

Girard 380.50 

Gorman 523.00 

Henning 1,400.25 

Village of Henning 1,512.50 

Hobart 514.00 

Homestead 272.65 

Inman 600.50 

Leaf Lake 1,056.25 

Leaf Mountain 4.50.50 

Lida 275.50 

Maine 1,099.80 

Maplewood 409.50 

Newton 1,095.75 

Village of New York Mills 1,205.00 

Nidaros 740.50 

Norwegian Grove 1,072.50 

Oak Valley 683.58 

Orwell 792.50 

Oscar 1,335.50 

Otter Tail 350.50 

Village of Otter Tail 302.00 

Otto 956.00 

Paddock 617.00 

Parkers Prairie 855.00 

Village of Parkers Prairie 1,327.07 

Pelican 886.00 

Village of Pelican Rapids 1,869.02 

Perham 925.00 

Village of Perham 2,543.00 

Pine Lake 353.00 

Village of RichviUe 151.50 

Rush Lake 704.50 

St. Olaf 1,301.00 

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Star Lake 242.50 Victory Boys and Girls pledges included in 

Sverdrup 1,313.50 the above. 

Tordenskjold 1,300.05 City of Fergus FaUs $1,430.00 

Trondhjem 1,276.50 Village of Battle Lake 50.00 

Tumuli 1,013.00 Village of Deer Creek 55.00 

Village of Underwood 589.00 Village of Elizabeth 15.00 

Village of Vergas 351.50 Village of Henning 85.00 

Village of Vining 413.50 Village of New York Mills 5.00 

Western 735.75 Township of Maine 5.00 

Woodside 550.50 Village of Parkers Prairie 5.00 

Total $71,665.10 Total $1,650.00 



OTTER TAIL COUNTY DRAFT BOARD 



WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION 

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. HENNING, MINN. 

J. S. Billings, Chairman H. H. Wheeler, Chairman 

William Lincoln, Clerk 0. M. Johnson, Clerk 

Dr. a. C. Baker, Physician Dr. A. J. Lewis, Physician 

THE local draft boards provided for by the Selective Service Law of May 18th, 
1917, held a most responsible and important position. Upon them rested the 
duty of registering the county's man-power, classifying the registrants, passing 
upon exemption claims and of so directing the assignment of men to service as 
should provide the army needed by the government, and at the same time keep 
industry and labor conditions at home in a stable and productive condition. This 
was a work that required much deliberation and sound judgment, as well as much 
tedious routine work. That this work was done with so little friction and criticism 
is a fine testimonial to their integrity and faithful service. 

To facilitate the work in so large a county as Otter Tail, it was divided into 
two sections; the Western Division with the local draft board at Fergus Falls and 
the Eastern Division having its draft board at Henning and working under the 
direction of the county seat board. 

It is to these six men, who made up the two draft boards, principally that 
credit should be given for the successful operation of the Selective Service Law in 
Otter Tail County, the most equitable system of mobilizing an army yet known 
to the world. Many times during the war, measures were advocated and discussed 
to remunerate the draft board members for their labors. Commissions were to be 
given them at one time, and salaries at another, but thus far they have not received 
anything. They did not want anything and were glad and willing to do their 
work for their country's sake. 



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J. L. TowNLEY, President R. J. Angus 

J. V. Bopp, Treasurer J. S. Billings 

G. C. Skeim, Almora P. M. Knoff, Erhard 

W. A. Wells, Battle Lake J. W. Barker, Henning 

J. A. Otte, Bluffton W. L. Wilson, Maine 

Theo. Fossen, Carlisle C. F. Steffen, Otter Tail 

Oscar Swenson, Carlisle G. H. Dahlstrom, Parkers Prairie 

H. A. Gosslee, Clitherall P. C. Frazee, Pelican Rapids 

J. P. Brendahl, Dalton J. H. Shea, Perham 

E. T. RiSBRUDT, Dalton A. B. Ouren, Richville 

E. F. Selvic, Deer Creek Odin Loseth, Underwood 

E. J. Stoll, Dent James Nesbitt, Vergas 

H. F. Maurin, Elizabeth Ole Nyhus, Vining 
E. R. Rosser, /Vew ForA; MiZ/s 

THE Otter Tail County Public Safety Commission was organized in May, 1917, 
under direction of Governor Burnquist and the State Public Safety Commission 
and served to the end of the war. The Commission had general oversight of all 
matters affecting the peace of the county and its attitude towards the effective carry- 
ing on of the war. Under its direction, sedition and doubtful forces were kept 
down, patriotism and co-operation was encouraged that brought up to a maximum 
the county's support of the various activities. The Commission as a whole and 
the members individually are worthy of the grateful acknowledgments of the 
public for service so faithfully and tactfully rendered. 



OTTER TAIL COUNTY FOOD ADMINISTRATION 



A^ XT is difficult to over-estimate the importance of the hard work done by the Food 

I'Uj; X Administration, both as a national and local organization. To stimulate pro- 



duction, eliminate waste, regulate distribution, and to attend to the thousand and 
one details that were involved in the proper handling of the duties of the Food 
Administrator required tact and business ability of a high order. 

Otter Tail County was fortunate in having for its Food Administrator so capable 
a woman as Mrs. Charles Rolla Wright, who served in 1917 and 1918, and or- 
ganized the work throughout the county and kept in close touch with the situation 
at all times. Mrs. Wright was a tireless worker and sacrificed herself willingly 
for the welfare of her country, giving freely in the public service, her time and 
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administrators were appointed in every township and much publicity work under- 
taken to present the importance of food conservation and the elimination of waste. 
The administration kept careful account of the wheat raised and marketed, looked 
after the flour and sugar supplies and throughout the period of service was a power 
for good in the county. 

Mrs. Wright's health failed in the fall of 1918 and October 4th she passed away, 
sincerely mourned by all who knew her. Her extreme devotion to her country dur- 
ing its time of need will be a lasting tribute to her memory. With her passing 
away, her husband, Charles Rolla Wright, assumed the duties of Food Administrator 
for Otter Tail County and kept up the work in all its details until the cessation of 
hostilities, when the work of this department was no longer needed. To Mr. and 
Mi's. Charles Rolla Wright belongs a high place among the Otter Tail County war 
workers and a grateful people are appreciative of a work well done. 



THRIFT AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS 

THE great success of the campaign for the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps 
in Otter Tail County, indicated, as usual, the fine spirit of its citizens. This 
work was organized in the spring of 1918, A. G. Anderson being appointed County 
Chairman. Mr. Anderson applied the same effective business methods to this work 
as though it was his own personal affairs, and soon built up an organization that 
was adequate to cover the county. Committees were appointed in each township 
and regular campaigns were held throughout the county to acquaint the public with 
Thrift and War Savings Stamps. The stamps were placed on sale in all the banks 
and mercantile establishments in the county as well as the Post Offices. In Decem- 
ber, 1918, a total of over $696,000 worth of Thrift and War Savings Stamps were 
held in this county, a truly splendid achievement. Mr. Anderson and his faithful 
workers throughout the county need no other endorsement — the result of their work 
speaks for itself. 



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A. G. Anderson, Fergus Falls W. K. Frazee, Pelican Rapids 

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kept normal. To aid in carrying out this aim the government established the Fuel 
Administration (National, State and County) to have charge of the distribution of 
the fuel resources of the country. Distribution of allotments were made through 
the State Administration, and in a number of instances appeals by the local com- 
mittee were instrumental in increasing their allowance and preventing a shortage. 
Throughout the whole period of service the members of the County Fuel Administra- 
tion worked industriously and impartially in allotting the available supply of fuel 
to the needs of the various sections of the county. To their forethought and able, 
effective work was due, in a large measure, the absence of any real suffering 
due to lack of fuel. 







OTTER TAIL COUNTY PRESS 

NE of the most important factors in the success of Otter Tail County's war 
activities was undoubtedly its public press. The editors of the county without 
exception, loyally aided the government, national, state, and local, throughout the 
war, giving of their space liberally in support of the various lines of patriotic 
propaganda and in general doing a vast amount of free publicity work necessary 
for the effective carrying on of the war. In addition to thus using their newspapers 
in the cause, they personally at all times did much work, and were prominent in all 
patriotic undertakings, ever ready and willing to respond to any call for service. 
This county is honored in the attitude taken by its public press in the crisis 
III through which the country passed. Great credit is due the members of the news- 

paper fraternity for their whole-hearted support and their unselfish service in the 
cause of Right, which aided so materially in bringing victory to our country. A 
place in the ranks of patriots is accorded them in the hearts of all who know their 
record during the war. 



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BATTERY "E," SECOND MINNESOTA 
FIELD ARTILLERY 

THE conflicting circumstances of the history, organization and final disbandment 
of Battery "E," Second Minnesota Field Artillery, whose career was so checkered 
during the war, is very familiar to the present generation of Otter Tail County. 
An attempt to explain the situation to posterity would obviously be futile. Hence 
only a general resume of the affair, without the disheartening detail, will be given. 

Acting under provisions of the Act of June 3rd, 1916, the President of the y^'^A 

United States prescribed, through the Militia Bureau, on May 5th, 1917, that a ii||li 

second regiment of Field Artillery be recruited in the National Guard forces of ! I||| 

Minnesota. Complying with this order, the state of Minnesota accordingly recruited ji^^^ 

and mustered into state service the regiment in July, 1917. The Otter Tail County ijl 

Battery, which was sworn into the state service on July 24th, 1917, was one imit |||l 

in the organization of this regiment, which was also composed of Batteries at Albert |i|| 

Lea, Waseca, St. James, Marshall and Moorhead, Minnesota. i l| 

Otter Tail County's unfortunate part in this military tangle, which finally ended '0}\ 

in the regiment's abandonment on April 30th, 1918, began on July 7th, 1917, when ||yi 

Colonel W. J. Murphy, regimental commander, spoke before a representative num- '*{M 

ber of Fergus Falls men at the Court House. He outlined the regiment and advised iiii>yi 

them that Fergus Falls had been chosen to recruit one of the six batteries needed htfijl 

for the regiment. The Colonel pointed out the advantages of a battery composed j ||j| 

entirely of home men and explained the added "esprit de corps" which always WM 

comes from a purely local organization. '||j| 

A committee of fifteen men was named, which included Dr. A. B. Cole, D. A. i|||l 

Tennant, F. E. Hodgson, Leonard Eriksson, Robert Hannah, F. J. Evans, C. W. 1 |?| 

Kaddatz, G. W. Frankberg, W. H. McBride, H. K. Grinager, N. F. Field, John fi 

Lauritzen, J. W. Mason, 0. M. Haugan and W. J. Breen, to go over the situation and j ll 

see if the required number of men could be recruited for this Battery. Within four j M 

days the work of enlisting members was well under way, 124 men agreeing to join. j ||| 

Widespread interest was shown and great eagerness was manifested among the young j ||i 

men of the county to join this new organization which wa ssoon to be mustered | ^jj 
into Federal service and sent into active fighting. 

The Battery was finally mustered in on July 24th, 125 men taking the oath, the 
ball park at Fergus Falls being the muster-in grounds. Rev. E. T. Ferry, pastor 
of the Federated church for a number of years, was chosen as Captain and he re- 
ceived his commission from Governor Bumquist on August 10th. 

After the Battery had progressed this far in its organization, popular opinion 
was certain of an early call by the Federal government, into active service. The 

order to entrain for camp was expected- weekly, and Captain Ferry, his subordinate '0 

officers and men were enthusiastic in their preliminary training at home. Elementary |i;i;]| 

drill, Field Artillery Drill Regulations, the care and training of horses, the com- ll|l 

putation of firing data, topography and map making, fire discipline, army communi- i!'|-! 

cation, reconnaissance and a score of other subjects with which every Field Artil- !![b] 

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as their limited equipment would permit. Everyone amongst the ranks of Battery 
"E" took a keen interest, and strong anxiety was shown to move off to a training 
camp, in preparation for the journey to France. Lieut.-Col. George T. Gorham 
conducted officers' school two days and three nights a week from September, 1917, 
to the end of April, 1918. 

The Battery membership was increased soon to 170 members and the progress 
of the organization was watched with keen interest by every citizen. Preparations 
were being made for the Battery to be mustered into Federal service and Capt. 
W. S. Cook of the 41st Infantry gave Federal inspection on September 5th, but no 
definite date was set when the Battery to be mustered into Federal service. From 
this time on the legal status of the organization and its enlisted personnel, insofar as 
|] they were to be affected by the Selective Service Law, was a constant source of 

I discouragement to its members, all of whom were anxious to get into active serv- 

ice. On October 17th, however. Battery "E" was officially recognized by the Federal 
government, a telegram to this effect being received at headquarters here from Col. 
Murphy at Washington, and that a call would be made as soon as equipment would 
be available. 

After much eloquent interpretation of the various Federal Statutes and War 
Department regulations affecting the organization by the Secretary of War and by 
the Judge Advocate General, in which no appreciable light was thrown on the 
subject for the members, the Governor succeeded in putting in a request to the 
Secretary of War that the unit be drafted as a battery at an early date, thus pre- 
serving the organization as a unit. The personnel of the battery, then, would have 
,i ,, been exempt from the operation of the draft law. The Secretary's authority for 

||||! such action was revealed after a delegation of prominent and influential citizens of 

I the cities in which batteries were located, called upon the Secretary of War, the 

Judge Advocate General and the Chief of Militia at Washington, D. C. 

At the time of this visit the controversy was boiled down to two hypotheses: 
First, that the Second Minnesota Field Artillery, being in official existence at the 
time of the President's Proclamation calling National Guard organizations into Feder- 
al Service on August 5th, 1917, was therefore already in the service of the govern- 
ment and merely awaiting mobilization orders; or, that the organization, not having 
been recognized by the War Department at the time of the President's call, was 
not included in that call to Federal Service and therefore could only be called 
again through another Proclamation of the President. These were the two mooted 
questions, the solution of which never seems to have been clearly presented to the 
public that recruited and supported units of this organization. 

The members of Battery "E" were all anxious to get into active service, and 
they had, for over six months, been in continual doubt as to the final outcome and 
on February 26th they petitioned the Governor to urge that they be called into 
active service without further delay. The draft of February 24th included many 
members of Battery "E" and it was decided that they were not subject to this 
draft on this date. The Battery situation now came to a climax: whether to be called 
or disband. On March 1st an order wa;s issued that all battery members who 
were subject to the February draft should be in readiness to leave for camp the 
following Saturday. Twenty-six men, members of the local battery left on March 
2nd for camp, being in the selective draft of February 24th. 

Even after this time it was hoped that the organization as a unit would be called 



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and drafting of members again was stopped although a number of members had 
been drafted during February. When a reasonable time had elapsed and the 
Secretary of War had still refused to issue an order calling the unit into service, 
authority was asked to disband the regiment, which was granted. The Second 
Minnesota Field Artillery was formally disbanded April 30th, 1918, and its mem- 
bers who had been tied down for so long a time were given the long-looked for 
opportunity to enter active service. 

Those Otter Tail County patriots who were the victims of circumstance through 
their earnest and loyal association with Battery "E," are entitled to more than usual 
credit for patriotism. The men who enlisted and those who were instrumental in 
its organization as an Otter Tail unit, worked hard and untiringly in an effort to 
get into service. Captain Ferry himself gave all his time and effort to the work 
of preparation for actual field duty, with no remuneration, as did other officers of 
the battery, many of whom resigned good positions in the hope of serving their 
country in active duty. 

The personnel of the Otter Tail Battery were placed in a very embarrassing posi- 
tion during the long time of association with it. They were in the service technically 
and yet they wore civilian clothes. All were anxious to get into the trenches but 
all were helpless to do so. For this reason all the members of the Battery are 
entitled and have received more than ordinary credit for their forbearance during 
the many trying days of our Battery, and for their devotion during all the dis- 
couraging controversies which at last ended so disastrously for all concerned. 

And may due credit be given those two men, Andrew Wenino and Joseph A. 
Elliott of Fergus Falls, who died several months before the final outcome was 
known, and who had been so eager in their patriotic desire to serve the country in 
which they were bom and were unable to do so, before they were called to rest. 

Readers of this Memorial in looking over this roster of the county's soldiers, 
will do well to observe one thing; that is, that the boys whose names appear on 
the list of Battery "E" deserve a credit which is not given them in their service 
records. They naturally did not enter the service as early as some of the others, 
if actual service be taken as an indication. But it was through no fault of theirs. 
All of these boys enlisted voluntarily in Battery "E" early in 1917, thinking that 
they would serve with a local organization at an early date. They were disappointed 
and discouraged many times, and are deserving of just that much more credit for 
their association with Battery "E," Second Minnesota Field Artillery, a temporary 
state military force that existed for a time during 1918 in the State of Minnesota. 



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Roster: 

Rev. E. T. Ferry, Captain H. T. Tharaldson, First Lieutenant 

Wm. G. McLaughlin, First Lieutenant Adolph Boe, Second Lieutenant 

Frank C. Barnes, Second Lieutenant 



Achen, Charley B. 
Adams, Alva A. 
Anderson, Leo 
Andersen, Nels L. 
Anderson, Harry B. 
Araskog, Reuben E. 
Aunan, Olaf J. 
Austin, Geo. M. 



Robert 
Baglo, Oscar G. 
Bakken, Hans J. M. 
Barker, Henry C. 
Bamette, Atlee S. 
Bates, Roy J. 
Beaty, Thomas 
Beckman, Selvin 



Beedle, Benjamin S. 
Berg, George A. F. 
Bergquist, Henry W. 
Blikstad, Bersvend 
Boettcher, George A. 
Boyle, Reuben 
Brian, Wilfred 
Brooks, Gilbert L. 



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Burns, Archie P. 
Bryson, Enos 
Burke, Eugene S. 
Burns, Ralph M. 
Burton, Lowell W. 
Carlson, David L. 
Chapin, Charles 
Cheever, Paul A. 
Chambers, Wm. J. 
Chesborough, Walter L. 
Christianson, Martin A. 
Qaypool, Clinton W. 
Collins, Carl A. 
Cook, Royal M. 
Dahlgren, Reinhold E. 
Darst, Murray J. 
Denius, William 0. 
Dewey, William Herbert 
Dillerud, Ragnvald 0. 
Dusterhoft, Walter A. 
Dykhoff, John J. 
Eastman, Ross T. 
Elliott, Glaud R. 
EUoitt, Joseph A. 
Elton, Oscar M. 
Enderson, Walter 
Erickson, Bert M. 
Erickson, George 
Evans, Lee 
Evans, William 
Evjen, Otto A. 
Ferguson, Basil R. 
Ferguson, Don 
Fjestad, Oscar F. 
Fluxrud, Ole E. 
Fortune, Albert T. 
Fowler, Alfred C. 
Freeman, Jesse R. 
Gale, Clarence G. 
Gilbert, Roy 
Gilman, Earl 
Gleesing, George 
Gleesing, Theo. C. 
Graves, Walter P. 
Green, Frank A. 
Green, Jesse R. 
Gribi, Paul 
Grovdahl, Elmer J. 
Gustafson, William S. 
Hackett, Wm. J. 
Haenert, Arno 
Hansen, Clifford A. 
Hanson, Wellington M. 
Hanson, Hennisee 
Hanson, Julius S. 
Hanson, William E. 
Hitt, Ray B. 



Horan, Leo J. 
Hoadley, Floyd 
Hoadley, Wilbur 
Houg, Otto R. 
Hunt, Clarence L. 
Hyatt, Guy H. 
Hyatt, Thaddeus C. 
James, Harlan A. 
Jenne, Walter F. 
Jensen, Raymond 
Johnson, Carl W. 
Johnson, Alvin S. 
Johnson, Charley B. 
Johnson, Mark 
Johnson, Roy 
Junes, Israel 
Kimber, Harold 
Knox, Lyle V. 
Koranda, Frank 
Kropp, Charles 0. 
Kropp, John W. 
Krueger, William A. 
Landburg, Harry 
Larson, Henry M. 
Larson, Marvin 
Larson, Thomas T. 
Lattmann, Christian 
Lawrenson, Harry E. 
Leckner, C. L 
Lee, Thomas J. 
Leeman, Efner 
Lien, Adolph 
Madsen, Arthur G. 
Madsen, Morris E. 
Malmstrom, Frank A. 
Manning, Orval 
Marien, Pierre B. 
Martin, Miles H. 
Martin, Rennie C. 
McGuire, Guy R. 
McGuire, Willard A. 
McTavish, Stanley A. 
Miller, Harley A. 
Monson, Philip R. 
Moore, Clarence E. 
Morrow, Clayton T. 
Munson, Earl W. 
Nadeau, Willaim J. 
Neisess, Adolph E. 
Nelson, Julius 
Newberger, Roy E. 
Nycklemoe, Henry 
Oftelie, Halvor 
Olsen, Albert M. 
Olson, Carl F. 
Olson, Clifford C. 
Olson, Walter G. 
Onstad, Selvin 



Oppegaard, Rudolph 
Packard, Raymond D. 
Peterson, Emil S. 
Pedersen, Frederick N. 
Petrie, Roy A. 
Pettit, William P. 
Pierce, Frank S. 
Quam, Julian E. 
Ranstad, Carl 
Rasmussen, John 
Reed, Elmer F. 
Roberts, Harry W. 
Rohweller, Randolph L 
Rohweller, Tim J. 
Samuelson, Samuel C. 
Sandberg, Arthur 
Schachtscheider, Max 
Schmidt, Wilbur R 
Schneider, Archie H. 
Schultz, Johnny F. 
Schwalen, Otto B. 
Sha, Frank F. 
Shamp, Joseph 
Sjolie, Peter K. 
Skugrud, Melvin C. 
Sletvold, Herbert 0. 
Smith, Asa A. 
Smith, Henry W. 
Stavaas, Haldor 
Stavaas, Henry J. 
Steinike, Frank R. 
Stewart, James R. 
Stortroen, Arthur 
Strand, Daniel R. 
Sundberg, Arthur 
Sundberg, Hilmer A. 
Tangen, Edvard 
Tesdall, Harry S. 
Tolbert, Robert J. 
Turner, Geo. J. 
Trainor, Jas. P. 
Trana, Elmer 
Ukkelberg, Harry G. 
Vandevanter, Jacob 
Wallvand, George 
Walz, Martin 
Weimar, Joseph J. 
Wenino, Andrew 
Wenino, Paul 
Wenino, Walter 
Westine, Carl H. 
Whiting, Gerald J. 
Wick, Martin H. 
Wilts, Frederick B. 
Woytcke, Robert M. 
Young, Lester H. 
Zimmerman, Fred 






ps.^dtf l IN THE V^OR_L^D V^A.D_TW^ 



FIFTH INFANTRY, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD 

IN October, 1917, a Home Guard organization was perfected for use in any emer- 
gency which might arise during the trying time of the world war. Regular drills 
were maintained and a great amount of enthusiasm was shown on the part of its 
members and the citizens of Fergus Falls. On November 10th, 1918, this Home 
Guard organization was changed into a Nationail Guard unit and on January 17th, 
1919, it was mustered into Federal service. At the present time there are 123 
members and officers, all of whom are residents of Fergus Falls and the immediate 
vicinity. Drills are held weekly at the High School Gymnasium in this city and 
under the able direction of Captain Lowe and his officers a great showing has been 
made in the development of this organization. 

Koster: 

Officers : 
Edward L. Lowe, Captain Orville M. Leonard, First Lieutenant 

Charles Rolla Wright, Second Lieutenant 



Clarence A. Rolandson 
Ned S. Kidder 
John Brenden 
Albert P. Hohman 
George A. Westberg 
W. 0. Littitt 
Albert P. Frankberg 
H. F. Rubey 
J. V. Bopp 
Theo. Torgerson 
M. 0. Lien 
H. J. Fosmoe 
Earl Campbell 
Henry Dolen 
Walter N. Jones 
Wilbur F. Immel 
P. 0. Dock 
Harold Vandersluis 
Neely H. Gray 
George F. Schackel 
Walter E. Whalen 
Alfred N. Haagenson 
A. T. Frees 
Erick O. Edner 
T. N. Alexander 
J. B. Cutlin 
H. J. Forsland 
Harry C. Garberg 
Gust 0. Gilbertson 
Walter Hanson 
Ole Holmen 
Harry 0. Kerkow 
Clifford G. McCloud 
Swen H. Nelson 
Walter E. Pries 
Thomas Robertson 
Leonard N. Sweeney 
Leon L. Sorenson 
Marvin J. Saul 
A. T. Tomer 



Vincent Thomas 
Arthur V. Wade 
Carl Wilier 
Oscar J. Aakerhus 
Joseph Adelsman 
Edwin Anderson 
Willie Anderson 
Arne C. Baglo 
Edwin Balkin 
Edwin C. Bauer 
Haldor E. Boen 
Thorvald Brothen 
Evind C. Bye 
George W. Campbell 
Fred D. Charles 
William J. Courtney 
Erick O. Erickson 
Martin Estvold 
Harold Forberg 
Carl L. Foss 
Lawrence Gale 
William S. Galena 
Oluf Gandrud 
Jos. K. Grinager 
Earl Hall 
Leon E. Hastings 
John L. Hatch 
Emil M. Haug 
Elmer S. Hedeen 
Chauncy Hultquist 
Matt J. Isaacson 
Clifford H. Johnson 
Harold Johnson 
James T. Jones 
John P. Johnson 
Paul Johnson 
Bert Koen 
P. J. Keleher 
Ronald 0. Kitts 
George W. Knoff 



Blaine S. Kruger 
Paul Kvern 
Frank Livingston 
Cecil Massey 
Caroll Moen 

E. L. Molter 
Elmer L. Monroe 
Harry L. Munger 
A. B. Nelson 

F. E. Nelson 
Hans N. Nelson 
Julius T. Nelson 
Oscar T. Nelson 
Rodney C. Nelson 
William Nelson 
Daniel Ness 
Leonard Newton 
H. J. Nokelby 
Edwin B. Olson 
Julius Olson 

C. A. Peterson 
Louis A. Peterson 
P. M. Ree 
0. A. Rockwog 
S. L. Ronning 
Orville E. Saholt 
Romy R. Schwalen 
V. 0. K. Swenson 
Anton E. Tetrud 
Edwin Thurnau 
Oscar E. Thurnau 
Benhard Tommerdahl 
Elmer Vore 
Fred J. Vogel 
W. E. Wallace 
Albert S. Weimer 
L. S. Westrum 
Oren Wick 
Alexander Wick 
Robert Zuelsdorf 






Activities of the American Expeditionary Forces 



GENERAL J. J. PERSHING'S REPORT 



THE following report made by Gen. Pershing on 
Nov. 20, 1918, to Secretary of War Baker is a 
document of great historical importance, and hence 
is reproduced in full. It gives the first comprehen- 
sive outline of the work of the American soldiers 
in France at the most critical period of the war, 
and makes public many details withheld by the 
censorship from general knowledge. 

"Nov. 20, 1918.— My Dear Mr. Secretary: In 
response to your request, I have the honor to sub- 
mit this brief summary of the organization and 
operations of the American expeditionary forces 
from May 26, 1917, until the signing of the armis- 
tice, Nov. 11, 1918: 

"Pursuant to your instructions, immediately up- 
on receiving my orders I selected a small staff and 
proceeded to Europe in order to become familiar 
with conditions at the earliest possible moment. 
The warmth of our reception in England and 
France was only equaled by the readiness of the 
commanders in chief of the veteran armies of the 
allies and their staffs to place their experience at 
our disposal. In consultation with them the most 
effective means of co-operation of effort was con- 
sidered. With French and British armies at their 
maximum strength, and all efforts to dispossess the 
enemy from the firmly entrenched positions in Bel- 
gium and France failed, it was necessary to plan 
for an American force adequate to turn the scale 
in favor of the allies. Taking account of the 
strength of the central powers at that time, the 
immensity of the problem which confronted us 
could hardly be overestimated. The first requisite 
being an organization that could give intelligent 
direction to effect the formation of a general staff 
occupied my early attention. 

General Staff 

"A well organized general staff throug'h which 
the commander exercises his functions is essential 
to a successful modern army. However capable our 
divisions, our battalions and our companies as 
such, success would be impossible without thor- 
oughly co-ordinated endeavor. A general staff 
broadly organized and trained for war had not 
hitherto existed in our army. Under the commander 
in chief, this staff must carry out the policy and 



direct the details of administration, supply, prep- 
aration and operations of the army as a whole, 
with all special branches and bureaus subject to 
its control. As models to aid us we had the vet- 
eran French general staff and the experience of 
the British, who had similarly formed an organiza- 
tion to meet the demands of a great army. By 
selecting from each the features best adapted to our 
basic organization, and fortified by our own early 
experience in the war, the development of our great 
general staff system was completed. 

"The general staff is naturally divided into five 
groups, each with its chief, who is an assistant to 
the chief of the general staff. G. 1 is in charge of 
organization and equipment of troops, replace- 
ments, tonnage, priority of overseas shipments, the 
auxiliary welfare association and cognate subjects; 
G. 2 has censorship, enemy intelligence, gathering 
and disseminating information, preparation of maps 
and all similar subjects; G. 3 is charged with all 
strategic studies and plans, movements of troops 
and the supervision of combat operations; G. 4 co- 
ordinates important questions of supply, construc- 
tion, transport arrangements for combat, and of 
the operations of the service of supply, and of 
hospitalization and the evacuation of the sick and 
wounded; G. 5 supervises the various schools and 
has general direction and co-ordination of educa- 
tion and training. 

"The first chief of staff was Col. (now Maj. 
Gen.) Ja:mes G. Harbord, Who was succeeded in 
March, 1918, by Maj. -Gen. James W. McAndrew. 
To these ofiScers, to the deputy chief of staff, and 
to the assistant chiefs of staff, who, as heads of sec- 
tion, aided them, great credit is due for the results 
obtained not only in perfecting the general staff 
organization but in applying correct principles to 
the multiplicity of problems that have arisen. 

Organization and Training 
"After a thorough consideration of allied or- 
ganizations it was decided that our combat division 
should consist of four regiments of infantry of 
3,000 men, with three battalions to a regiment and 
four companies of 250 men each to a battalion, 
and of an artillery brigade of three regiments, a 
machine gun battalion, an engineer regiment, a 



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trench mortar battery, a signal battalion, wagon 
trains, and the headquarters staffs and military 
police. These, with medical and other units, made 
a total of over 28,000 men, or practically double 
the size of a French or German division. Each 
corps would normally consist of six divisions — 
four combat and one depot and one replacement 
division — and also two regiments of cavalry, and 
each army of from three to five corps. With four 
divisions fully trained, a corps could take over an 
American sector with two divisions in line and two 
in reserve, with the depot and replacement divisions 
prepared to fill the gaps in the ranks. 

"Our purpose was to prepare an integral Amer- 
ican force which should be able to take the of- 
fensive in every respect. Accordingly, the develop- 
ment of a self-reliant infantry by thorough drill 
in the use of the rifle and in the tactics of open 
warfare was always uppermost. The plan of train- 
ing after arrival in France allowed a division one 
month for acclimatization and instruction in small 
units from battalions down, a second month in quiet 
trench sectors by battalion, and a third month after 
it came out of the trenches when it should be 
trained as a complete division in war of movement. 

"Very early a system of schools was outlined 
and started which should have the advantage of 
instruction by officers direct from the front. At 
the great school center at Langres, one of the first 
to be organized, was the staff school, where the 
principles of general staff work as laid down in 
our own organization were taught to carefully se- 
lected officers. Men in the ranks who had shown 
qualities of leadership were sent to the school of 
candidates for commissions. A school of the line 
taught younger officers the principles of leadership, 
tactics and the use of the different weapons. In 
the artillery school, at Saumur, young offixiers were 
taught the fundamental principles of modern ar- 
tillery; while at Issoudun an immense plant was 
built for training cadets in aviation. These and 
other schools, with their well considered curricu- 
lums for training in every branch of our organiza- 
tion, were co-ordinated in a manner best to develop 
an efficient army out of willing and industrious 
young men, many of whom had not before known 
even the rudiments of military technique. Both 
Marshall Haig and Gen. Petain placed officers and 
men at our disposal for instructional purposes, and 
we are deeply indebted for the opportunities given 
to profit by their veteran experience. 

American Zone 
"The eventual place the American army should 
take on the western front was to a large extent in- 



fluenced by the vital questions of communication 
and supply. The northern ports of France were 
crowded by the British armies' shipping and sup- 
plies, while the southern ports, though otherwise at 
our service, had not adequate port facilities for 
our purposes, and these we should have to build. 
The already overtaxed railway system behind the 
active front in Northern France would not be avail- 
able for us as lines of supply and those leading 
from the southern ports of northeastern France 
would be unequal to our needs without much new 
construction. Practically all warehouses, supply 
depots and regulating stations must be provided 
by fresh constructions. While France offered us 
such material as she had to spare after a drain of 
three years, enormous quantities of material had 
to be brought across the Atlantic. 

"With such a problem any temporization or 
lack of definiteness in making plans might cause 
failure even with victory within our grasp. More- 
over, broad plans commensurate with our national 
purpose and resources would bring conviction of 
our power to every soldier in the front line, to the 
nations associated with us in the war, and to the 
enemy. The tonnage for material for necessary 
construction for the supply of an army of three 
and perhaps four million men would require a 
mammoth program of shipbuilding at home, and 
miles of dock construction in France, with a cor- 
respondingly large project for additional railways 
and for storage depots. 

"All these considerations led to the inevitable 
conclusion that if we were to handle and supply 
the great forces deemed essential to win the war 
we must utilize the southern ports of France — Bor- 
deaux, La Pallice, St. Nazaire and Brest — and the 
comparatively unused railway systems leading 
therefrom to the northeast. Generally speaking, 
then, this would contemplate the use of our forces 
against the enemy somewhere in that direction, but 
the great depots of supply must be centrally lo- 
cated, preferably in the area included by Tours, 
Bourges and Chateauroux, so that our armies 
could be supplied with equal fa:cility wherever they 
might be serving on the western front. 

Growth of the Service of Supply 
"To build up such a system there were talented 
men in the regular army, but more experts were 
necessary than the army could furnish. Thanks to 
the patriotic spirit of our people at home, there 
came from civil life men trained for every sort 
of work involved in building and managing the 
organization necessary to handle and transport 
such an army and keep it supplied. With such 



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assistance the construction and general development 
of our plans have kept pace with the growth of the 
forces, and the service of supply is now able to 
discharge from ships and move 45,000 tons daily, 
besides transporting troops and material in the 
conduct of active operations. 

"As to organization, all the administrative and 
supply services, except the adjutant-general's, in- 
spector-general's and judge-advocate general's de- 
partments which remain at general headquarters, 
have been transferred to the headquarters of 
the services of supplies at Tours under a com- 
manding general responsible to the commander in 
chief for supply of the armies. The chief quarter- 
master, chief surgeon, chief signal officer, chief of 
ordnance, chief of air service, chief of chemical 
warfare, the general purchasing agent in all that 
pertains to questions of procurement and supply, 
the provost marshall general in maintenance of 
order in general, the director general of transpor- 
tation in all that affects such matters, and the chief 
engineer in all matters of administration and sup- 
ply, are subordinate to the commanding general 
of the service of supply, who, assisted by a staff 
especially organized for the purpose, is charged 
with the administrative co-ordination of all these 
services. 

"The transportation department imder the ser- 
vice of supply directs the operation, maintenance 
and construction of railways, the operation of ter- 
minals, the unloading of ships and transportation 
of material to warehouses or to the front. Its 
functions make necessary the most intimate rela- 
tionship between our organization and that of the 
French, with the practical result that our trans- 
portation department has been able to improve 
materially the operations of railways generally. 
Constantly laboring under a shortage of rolling 
stock, the transportation department has neverthe- 
less been able by efficient management to meet 
every emergency. 

"The engineer corps is charged with all con- 
struction, including light railways and roads. It 
has planned and constructed the many projects 
required, the most important of which are the new 
wharves at Bordeaux and Nantes, and the immense 
storage depots at La Pallice, Montoir and Vievres, 
besides innumerable hospitals and barracks in var- 
ious ports of France. These projects have all been 
carried on by phases keeping pace with our needs. 
The forestry service under the engineer corps has 
cut the greater part of the timber and railway ties 
required. 

"To meet the shortage of supplies from Amer- 
ica, due to lack of shipping, the representatives of 



the different supply departments were constantly 
in search of available material and supplies in 
Europe. In order to co-ordinate these purchases 
and to prevent competition between our depart- 
ments, a general purchasing agency was created 
early in our experience to co-ordinate our pur- 
chases and, if possible, induce our allies to apply 
the principle among the allied armies. While there 
was no authority for the general use of appro- 
priations, this was met by grouping the purchas- 
ing representatives of the different departments 
under one control charged with the duty of con- 
solidating requisitions and purchases. Our efforts 
to extend the principle have been signally success- 
ful, aind all purchases for the allied armies are 
now on an equitable and co-operative basis. In- 
deed, it may be said that the work of this bureau 
has been thoroughly efficient and businesslike. 

Artillery, Airplanes and Tanks 
"Our entry into the war found us with few 
of the auxiliaries necessary for its conduct in the 
modern sense. Among our most important defi- 
ciencies in material were artillery, aviation and 
tanks. In order to meet our requirements as rapid- 
ly as possible, we accepted the offer of the French 
government to provide us with the necessary ar- 
tillery equipment of 75s, 155 millimeter howitzers 
and 155 G. P. F. guns from their own factories 
for thirty divisions. The wisdom of this course 
is fully demonstrated by the fact that, although we 
soon began the manufacture of these classes of guns 
at home, there were no guns of the calibers men- 
tioned manufactured in America on our front at 
the date the armistice was signed. The only guns 
of these types produced at home thus far received 
in France are 109 75 millimeter guns. 

"In aviation we were in the same situation, 
and here again the French government came to 
our aid until our own aviation program should 
be under way. We obtained from the French the 
necessary planes for training our personnel, and 
they have provided us with a total of 2,676 pur- 
suit, observation and bombing planes. The first 
airplanes received from home arrived in May and 
altogether we have received 1,379. The first Amer- 
ican squadron completely equipped by American 
production, including airplanes, crossed the Ger- 
man lines on Aug. 7, 1918. As to tanks, we were 
also compelled to rely upon the French. Here, 
however, we were less fortunate, for the reason that 
the French production could barely meet the re- 
quirements of their own armies. 

"It should be fully realized that the French 
government has always taken a most liberal atti- 
tude and has been most anxious to give us every 



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possible assistance in meeting our deficiencies in 
these as well as in other respects. Our dependence 
upon France for artillery, aviation and tanks was, 
of course, due to the fact that our industries had 
not been exclusively devoted to military produc- 
tion. All credit is due our own manufacturers for 
their efforts to meet our requirements, as at the 
time the armistice was signed we were able to look 
forward to the early supply of practically all our 
necessities from our own factories. 

"The welfare of the troops touches my respon- 
sibility as commander in chief to the mothers and 
fathers and kindred of the men who came to France 
in the impressionable period of youth. They could 
not have the privilege accorded European soldiers 
during their periods of leave of visiting their fam- 
ilies and renewing their home ties. Fully realizing 
that the standard of conduct that should be es- 
tablished for them must have a permanent influence 
in their lives and on the character of their future 
citizenship, the Red Cross, the Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association, Knights of Columbus, the Salva- 
tion Army and the Jewish welfare board, as auxil- 
iaries in this work, were encouraged in every pos- 
sible way. The fact that our soldiers, in a land 
of different customs and language, have borne 
themselves in a manner in keeping with the cause 
for which they fought is due not only to the efforts 
in their behalf but much more to their high ideals, 
their discipline and their innate sense of self-re- 
spect. It should be recorded, however, that the 
members of these welfare societies have been un- 
tiring in their desire to be of real service to our 
officers and men. 

Combat Operations 

"During our periods of training in the trenches 
some of our divisions had engaged the enemy in 
local combats, the most important of which was 
Seicheprey by the 26th on April 20, in the Toul 
sector, but none had participated in action as a 
unit. The 1st division, which had passed through 
the preliminary stages of training, had gone to 
the trenches for its first period of instruction at 
the end of October and by March 21, when the 
German offensive in Picardy began, we had four 
divisions with experience in the trenches, all of 
which were equal to any demands of battle action. 
The crisis which this offensive developed was such 
that our occupation of an American sector must 
be postponed. 

"On March 28 (1918) I placed at the disposal 
of Marshal Foch, who had been agreed upon as 
commander in chief of the allied armies, all of our 
forces to be used as he might decide. At his re- 
quest the 1st division was transferred from the Toul 



sector to a position in reserve at Chamount en 
Vexin. As German superiority in number re- 
quired prompt action, an agreement was reached 
at the Abbeville conference of the allied premiers 
and commanders and myself on May 2, by which 
British shipping was to transport ten American 
divisions to the British army area where they were 
to be trained and equipped and additional British 
shipping was to be provided for as many divisions 
as possible for use elsewhere. 

"On April 26 the 1st division had gone into 
the line in the Montdidier salient on the Picardy 
battle front. Tactics had been suddenly revolu- 
tionized to those of open warfare, and our men, 
confident of the results of their training, were eager 
for the test. On the morning of May 28, this 
division attacked the commanding German posi- 
tion in its front, taking with splendid dash the town 
of Cantigny and all other objectives, which were 
organized and held steadfastly against vicious 
counter-attacks and galling artillery fire. AUhough 
local, this brilliant action had an electrical effect, 
as it demonstrated our fighting qualities under 
extreme battle conditions, and also that the ene- 
my's troops were not altogether invincible. 

"The Germans' Aisne offensive, which began on 
May 27, had advanced rapidly toward the River 
Marne and Paris, and the allies faced a crisis 
equally grave as that of the Picardy offensive in 
March. Again every available man was placed 
at Marshall Foch's disposal, and the 3d division, 
which had just come from its preliminary training 
in the trenches, was hurried to the Marne. Its mo- 
torized machine gun battalion preceded the other 
units and successfully held the bridgehead at the 
Marne, opposite Chateau Thierry. The 2d division, 
in reserve near Montdidier, was sent by motor 
trucks and other available transport to check the 
progress of the enemy toward Paris. The division 
attacked and retook the town and railroad sta- 
tion at Bouresches and sturdily held its ground 
against the enemy's best guard divisions. In the 
battle of Belleau wood, which followed, our men 
proved their superiority and gained a strong tacti- 
cal position, with far greater loss to the enemy 
than to ourselves. On July 1, before the 2d was 
relieved, it captured the village of Vaux with most 
splendid precision. 

"Meanwhile our 2d corps, under Maj.-Gen. 
George W. Reed, had been organized for the com- 
mand of our divisions with the British, which were 
held back in training areas or assigned to second 
line defenses. Five of the ten divisions were with- 
drawn from the British area in June, these to 
relieve the division in Lorraine and the Vosses 



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and two to the Paris area to join the group 
of American divisions which stood between the 
city and any further advance of the enemy in that 
direction. 

"The great June- July troop movement from the 
States was well under way, and although these 
troops were to be given some preliminary training 
before being put into action, their very presence 
warranted the use of all the older divisions in the 
confidence that we did not lack reserves. Elements 
of the 42d division were in the line east of Reims 
against the German offensive of July 15, and held 
the ground unflinchingly. On the right flank of 
this offensive four companies of the 28th division 
were in position in face of the advancing waves 
of the German infantry. The 3d division was 
holding the bank of the Marne from the bend east 
of the mouth of the Surmelin to the west of Mezy, 
opposite Chateau Thierry, where a large force of 
German infantry sought to force a passage under 
support of powerful artillery concentrations and 
under cover of smoke screens. A single regiment 
of the 3d wrote one of the most brilliant pages in 
our military annals on this occasion. It prevented 
the crossing at certain points on its front while, 
on either flank, the Germans, who had gained a 
footing, pressed forward. Our men, firing in three 
directions, met the German attacks with counter- 
attacks at critical points and succeeded in throw- 
ing two German divisions into complete confusion, 
capturing 600 prisoners. 

"The great force of the German Chateau Thier- 
r}' offensive established the deep Marne salient, 
but the enemy was taking chances, and the vulner- 
ability of this pocket to attack might be turned 
to his disadvantage. Seizing this opportunity to 
support my conviction, every division with any 
sort of training was made available for use in a 
counter-offensive. The place of honor in the thrust 
toward Soissons on July 18 was given to our 1st 
and 2d divisions in company with chosen French 
divisions. Without the usual brief warning of a 
preliminary bombardment, the massed French and 
American artillery, firing by the map, laid down 
its rolling barrage at dawn while the infantry be- 
gan its charge. The tactical handling of our troops 
under these trying conditions was excellent through- 
out the action. The enemy brought up large num- 
bers of reserves and made a stubborn defense both 
with machine guns and artillery, but through five 
days' fighting the 1st division continued to ad- 
vance until it had gained the heights above Sois- 
sons, and captured the village of Berzy-le-Sec. 
The 2d division took Beaurepaire farm and Vierzy 
in a very rapid advance and reached a position in 



front of Tigny at the end of its second day. These 
two divisions captured 7,000 prisoners and over 
100 pieces of artillery. 

"The 26th division, which, with a French di- 
vision, was under command of our 1st corps, acted 
as a pivot of the movement toward Soissons. On 
the 18th it took the village of Torcy, while the 3d 
division was crossing the Marne in pursuit of the 
retiring enemy. The 26th attacked again on 
the 21st, and the enemy withdrew past the Chateau 
Thierry-Soissons road. The 3d division, continu- 
ing its progress, took the heights of Mont St. Pere 
and the villages of Charteves and Jaulgonne in 
the face of both machine gun and artillery fire. 

"On the 24th, after the Germans had fallen 
back from Trugny and Epieds, our 42nd division, 
which had been brought over from the Campagne, 
relieved the 26th and, fighting its way through the 
Foret de Fere, overwhelmed the nest of machine 
guns in its path. By the 27th it had reached the 
Ourcq, whence the 3d and 4th divisions were al- 
ready advancing, while the French divisions with 
which we were co-operating were moving forward 
at other points. 

"The 3d division had made its advance into 
Roncheres wood on the 29th and was relieved for 
rest by a brigade of the 32d. The 42d and 32d 
undertook the task of conquering the heights be- 
yond Cierges, the 42d capturing Sergy and the 32d 
capturing Hill 230, both American divisions join- 
ing in the pursuit of the enemy to the Vesle, and 
thus the operation of reducing the salient was fin- 
ished. Meanwhile the 42d was relieved by the 4th 
at Chery-Chartreuve and the 32d by the 28th, 
while the 77th division took up a position on 
the Vesle. The operations of these divisions on the 
Vesle were under the 3d corps, Maj.-Gen. Robert 
L. BuUard commanding. 

Battle of St. Mihiel 

"With the reduction of the Marne salient we 
could look forward to the concentration of our 
divisions in our own zone. In view of the forth- 
coming operation against the St. Mihiel salient, 
which had long been planned as our first offensive 
action on a large scale, the 1st army was organized 
on Aug. 10 under my personal command. While 
American units had held different divisional and 
corps sectors along the western front, there had 
not been up to this time, for obvious reasons, a 
distinct American sector; but, in view of the im- 
portant parts the American forces were now to 
play, it was necessary to take over a permanent 
portion of the line. Accordingly, on Aug. 30 the 
line beginning at Port sur Seille, east of the Moselle 
and extending to the west through St. Mihiel, thence 
north to a point opposite Verdun, was placed un- 



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der my command. The American sector was after- 
ward extended across the Meuse to the western 
edge of the Argonne forest, and included the 2d 
colonial French, which held the point of the salient, 
and the 17th French corps, which occupied the 
heights above Verdun. 

"The preparation for a complicated operation 
against the formidable defenses in front of us in- 
cluded the assembling of divisions and of corps 
and army artillery, transport, aircraft, tanks, am- 
bulances, the location of hospitals and the molding 
together of all of the elements of a great modern 
army with its own rail heads, supplied directly 
by our own service of supply. The concentration 
for this operation, which was to be a surprise, 
involved the movement, mostly at night, of ap- 
proximately 600,000 troops, and required for its 
success the most careful attention to every detail. 

"The French were generous in giving us assis- 
tance in corps and army artillery, with its per- 
sonnel, and we were confident from the start of 
our superiority over the enemy in guns of all cali- 
bers. Our heavy guns were able to reach Metz 
and to interfere seriously with German rail move- 
ments. The French independent air force was 
placed under my command, which, together with 
the British bombing squadrons and our air forces, 
gave us the largest assembly of aviation that had 
ever been engaged in one operation on the western 
front. 

"From Les Eparges around the nose of the 
salient at St. Mihiel to the Moselle river the line 
was roughly forty miles long and situated on com- 
manding ground greatly strengthened by artificial 
defenses. Our 1st corps (82d, 90th, 5th and 2d 
divisions), under command of Maj.-Gen. Hunter 
Liggett, restrung its right, on Pont-a-Mousson, with 
its left joining our 3d corps (the 89th, 42d and 1st 
divisions), under Maj.-Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, 
in line to Xivray, where it was to swing in toward 
Vigneulles on the pivot of the Moselle river for 
the initial assault. From Xivray to Mouilly the 
2d colonial French corps was in line in the 
center and our 5th corps, under command of 
Maj.-Gen. George H. Cameron, with our 26th di- 
vision and a French division at the western base 
of the salient, were to attack three difficult hills 
— Les Eparges, Combres, and Amaranthe. Our 1st 
corps had in reserve the 78th division, our 4th 
corps the 3d division, and our 1st army the 35th 
and 91st divisions, with the 80th and 33d available. 
It should be understood that our corps organiza- 
tions are very elastic, and that we have at no time 
had permanent assignments of divisions to corps. 

"After four hours' artillery preparation the 



seven American divisions in the front line advanced 
at 5 a. m., on Sept. 12, assisted by a limited num- 
ber of tanks manned partly by Americans and 
partly by the French. These divisions, accompan- 
ied by groups of wire cutters and others armed 
with bangalore torpedoes, went through the suc- 
cessive bands of barbed wire that protected the 
enemy's front line and support trenches, in irre- 
sistible waves on schedule time, breaking down all 
defense of an enemy demoralized by the great 
volume of our artillery fire and our sudden ap- 
proach out of the fog. 

"Our 1st corps advanced to Thiaucourt, while 
our 4th corps curved back to the southwest through 
Nonsard. The 2d colonial French corps made 
the slight advance required of it on very difficult 
ground and the 5th corps took its three ridges and 
repulsed the counter-attack. A rapid march brought 
reserve regiments of a division of the 5th corps 
into Vigneulles in the early morning, where it 
linked up with the patrols of our 4th corps, clos- 
ing the salient and forming a new line west of 
Thiaucourt to Vigneulles and beyond Fresnes-en- 
Woevre. At the cost of only 7,000 casualties, 
mostly light, we had taken 16,000 prisoners and 
443 guns, a great quantity of material, released 
the inhabitants of many villages from enemy dom- 
ination and established our lines in a position to 
threaten Metz. This signal success of the Ameri- 
can 1st army in it first offensive was of prime 
importance. The allies found they had a formid- 
able army to aid them and the enemy learned final- 
ly that he had one to reckon with. 

Meuse- Argonne Offensive, First Phase 
"On the day after we had taken the St. Mihiel 
salient much of our corps and army artillery which 
had operated at St. Mihiel and our divisions in 
reserve at other points were already on the move 
toward the area back of the line between the Meuse 
river and the western edge of the forest of Ar- 
gonne. With the exception of St. Mihiel, the old 
German front line from Switzerland to the east 
of Reims was still intact. In the general attack 
all along the line the operation assigned the Amer- 
ican army as the hinge of this allied offensive 
was directed toward the important railroad com- 
munications of the German armies through Mez- 
ieres and Sedan. The enemy must hold fast to 
this part of his lines or the withdrawal of his 
forces with four years' accumulation of plants and 
material would be dangerously imperiled. 

"The German army had as yet shown no de- 
moralization, and, while the mass of its troops 
had suffered in morale, its first class divisions and 
notably its machine gun defense were exhibiting 



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remarkable tactical efficiency as well as courage. 
The German general staff was fully aware of the 
consequences of a success on the Meuse-Argonne 
line. Certain that he would do everything in his 
power to oppose us, the action was planned with 
as much secrecy as possible and was undertaken 
with the determination to use all our divisions in 
forcing decision. We expected to draw the best 
German divisions to our front and to consume 
them while the enemy was held under grave ap- 
prehension lest our attack should break his line, 
which it was our firm purpose to do. 

"Our , right flank was protected by the Meuse, 
while our left embraced the Argonne forest, whose 
ravines, hills and elaborate defense screened by 
dense thickets had been generally considered im- 
pregnable. Our order of battle from right to left 
was the 3d corps from the Meuse to Malancourt, 
with the 33d, 80th and 4th divisions in line, and 
the 3d division as corps reserve; the 5th corps 
from Malancourt to Vauquois, with 79th, 87th and 
91st divisions in line, and the 32d in corps reserve; 
and the 1st corps, from Vauquois to Vienne le 
Chateau, with 35th, 28th and 77th divisions in 
line, and the 92d, in corps reserve. The army 
reserve consisted of the 1st, 29th and 82d divi- 
sions. 

"On the night of Sept. 25 our troops quietly 
took the place of the French, who thinly held the 
line in this sector, which had long been inactive. 
In the attack which began on the 26th we drove 
through the barbed wire entanglements and the 
sea of shell craters across "no man's land," mas- 
tering all the first line defenses. Continuing on 
the 27th and 28th, against machine guns and ar- 
tillery of an increasing number of enemy reserve 
divisions, we penetrated to a depth of from three 
to seven miles, and took the village of Montfaucon 
and its commanding hill and Exermont, Gercourt, 
Cuisy, Septsarges, Malancourt, Ivoiry, Epinonville, 
Charpentry, Very and other villages. East of the 
Meuse one of our divisions, which was with the 
2d Colonial French corps, captured Marcheville 
and Rieville, giving further protection to the flank 
of our main body. We had taken 10,000 prison- 
ers, and had gained our point of forcing the battle 
into the open and were prepared for the enemy's 
reaction, which was bound to come, as he had 
good roads and ample railroad facilities for bring- 
ing up his artillery and reserves. 

"In the chill rain of dark nights our engineers 
had to build new roads across spongy, shell torn 
areas, repair broken roads beyond "no man's land," 
and build bridges. Our gunners, with no thought 
of sleep, put their shoulders to wheels and drag- 



ropes to bring their guns through the mire in sup- 
port of the infantry, now under the increasing fire 
of the enemy's artillery. Our atta;ck had taken 
the enemy by surprise, but quickly recovering him- 
self, he began to fire counter-attacks in strong force, 
supported by heavy bombardments, with large 
quantities of gas. From Sept. 28 until Oct. 4 we 
maintained the ofi'ensive against patches of woods 
defended by snipers and continuous lines of mach- 
ine guns, and pushed forward our guns and trans- 
port, seizing strategical points in preparation for 
further attacks. 

"Other divisions attached to the allied armies 
were doing their part. It was the fortune of our 
2d corps, composed of the 27th and 30th divisions, 
which had remained with the British, to have a 
place of honor in co-operation with the Australian 
corps on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 in the assault on the 
Hindenburg line where the St. Quentin canal passes 
through a tunnel under a ridge. The 30th division 
speedily broke through the main line of defense for 
all its objectives, while the 27th pushed on 
impetuously through the main line until some 
of its elements reached Gouy. In the midst of 
the maze of trenches and shell craters and under 
cross fire from machine guns the other elements 
fought desperately against odds. In this and in 
later actions, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 19, our 2d corps 
captured over 6,000 prisoners and advanced over 
thirteen miles. The spirit and aggressiveness of 
these divisions have been highly praised by the 
British army commander under whom they served. 

"On Oct. 2-9 our 2d and 36th divisions were 
sent to assist the French in an important attack 
against the old German positions before Reims. 
The 2d conquered the complicated defense works 
on their front against a persistent defense worthy 
of the grimmest period of trench warfare and at- 
tacked the strongly held wooded hill at Blanc 
Mont, which, they captured in a second assault, 
sweeping over it with consummate dash and skill. 
This division then repulsed strong counter-attacks 
before the village and cemetery of Ste. Etienne 
and took the town, forcing the Germans to fall 
back from before Reims and yield positions they 
had held since September, 1914. On Oct. 9 the 
36th division relieved the 2d and in its first ex- 
perience under fire withstood very severe artillery 
bombardment and rapidly took up the pursuit of 
the enemy, now retiring behind the Aisne. 

Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Second Phase 
"The allied progress elsewhere cheered the ef- 
forts of our men in this crucial contest, as the 
German command threw in more and more first 



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class troops to stop our advance. We made steady 
headway in the almost impenetrable and strongly 
held Argonne forest, for despite this re-inforce- 
ment it was our army that was doing the driving. 
Our aircraft was increasing in skill and numbers 
and forcing the issue and our infantry and artil- 
lery were improving rapidly with each new ex- 
perience. The replacements fresh from home were 
put into exhausted divisions with little time for 
training, but they had the advantage of serving 
beside men who knew their business and who had 
almost become veterans overnight. The enemy 
had taken every advantage of the terrain, which 
especially favored the defense, by the prodigal use 
of machine guns manned by highly trained veter- 
ans and by using his artillery at short ranges. In 
the face of such strong frontal positions we should 
have been unable to accomplish any progress ac- 
cording to previously accepted standards, but I had 
every confidence in our aggressive tactics and the 
courage of our troops. 

"On Oct. 4 the attack was renewed all along 
our front. The 3d corps tilting to the left followed 
the Brieulles-Cunel road; our 5th corps took Ges- 
nes while the 1st corps advanced for over two 
miles along the irregular valley of the Aire river 
and in the wooded hills of the Argonne that bor- 
dered the river, used by the enemy with all his 
art and weapons of defense. This sort of fighting 
continued against an enemy striving to hold every 
foot of ground and whose very strong counter- 
attacks challenged us at every point. On the 7th 
the 1st corps captured Chatel-Chehery and con- 
tinued along the river to Cornay. On the east of 
Meuse sector one of the two divisions co-operating 
with the French captured Consenvoye and the 
Haumont woods. On the 9th the 5th corps, in its 
progress up the Aire, took Fleville, and the 3d 
corps, which had continuous fighting against odds, 
was working its way through Brieulles and Cunel. 
On the 10th we had cleared the Argonne forest of 
the enemy. 

"It was now necessary to constitute a second 
army, and on Oct. 9 the inunediate command of 
the 1st army was turned over to Lieut.-Gen. Hun- 
ter Liggett. The command of the 2d army, whose 
divisions occupied a sector in the Woevre, was 
given to Lieut.-Gen. Robert L. Bullard, who had 
been commander of the 1st division and then of the 
3d corps. Ma j. -Gen. Dickman was transferred to 
the command of the 1st corps, while the 5th corps 
was placed under Maj.-Gen. Charles P. Summerall, 
who had recently commanded the 1st division. 
Maj.-Gen. John L. Hines, who had gone rapidly 
up from regimental to division commander, was 



assigned to the 3d corps. These four officers had 
been in France from the early days of the expedi- 
tion and had learned their lessons in the school of 
practical warfare. 

"Our constant pressure against the enemy 
brought day by day more prisoners, mostly sur- 
vivors from machine gun nests captured in fighting 
at close quarters. On Oct. 18 there was very fierce 
fighting in the Caures woods, east of the Meuse, 
and in the Ormont woods. On the 14th the 1st 
corps took St. Juvin, and the 5th corps, in hand 
to hand encounters, entered the formidable Kriem- 
hilde line, where the enemy had hoped to check 
us indefinitely. Later the 5th corps penetrated fur- 
tiier the Kriemhilde line, and the 1st corps took 
Champigneuelles and the important town of Grand- 
pre. Our dogged offensive was wearing down the 
enemy, who continued desperately to throw his 
best troops against us, thus weakening his line in 
front of our allies and making their advance less 
difficult. 

Divisions in Belgium 
"Meanwhile we were not only able to con- 
tinue the battle, but our 37th and 91st divisions 
were hastily withdrawn from our front and dis- 
patched to help the French army in Belgium. De- 
training in the neighborhood of Ypres, these di- 
visions advanced by rapid stages to the fighting 
line and were assigned to adjacent French corps. 
On Oct. 31 in continuation of the Flanders offen- 
sive they attacked and methodically broke down 
all enemy resistance. On Nov. 3 the 37th had 
completed its mission in driving the enemy across 
the Escaut river and firmly established itself along 
the east bank included in the division zone of ac- 
tion. By a clever flanking movement troops of 
the 91st division captured Spitaals Bosschen, a dif- 
ficult wood extending across the central part of 
the division sector, reached the Escaut, and pene- 
trated into the town of Audenarde. These divisions 
received high commendation from their corps com- 
manders for their dash and energy. 

Meuse- Argonne — Last Phase 
"On the 23d the 3d and 5th corps pushed north- 
ward to the level of Bantheville. While we con- 
tinued to press forward and throw back the ene- 
my's violent counter-attacks with great loss to him, 
a regrouping of our forces was under way for the 
final assault. Evidences of loss of morale by the 
enemy gave our men more confidence in attacks 
and more fortitude in enduring the fatigue of in- 
cessant effort and the hardships of very inclement 
weather. 

"With comparatively well rested divisions, the 



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final advance in the Meuse-Argonne front was be- 
gun on Nov. 1. Our increased artillery force 
acquitted itself magnificently in support of the 
advance, and the enemy broke before the deter- 
mined infantry which, by its persistent fighting of 
the past weeks and the dash of this attack, had 
overcome his will to resist. The 3d corps took 
Ancreville, Doulcon and Andevanne, and the 5th 
corps took Landres et St. Georges and pressed 
through successive lines of resistance to Bayon- 
ville and Chennery. On the 2d the 1st corps joined 
in the movement which now became an impetuous 
onslaught that could not be stayed. 

"On the 3d advance troops surged forward in 
pursuit, some by motor trucks, while the artillery 
pressed along the country roads close behind. The 
1st corps reached Authe and Chatillon-sur-Bar, the 
5lh corps Fosse and Nouart and the 3d corps Halles, 
penetrating the enemy's line to a depth of twelve 
miles. Our large caliber guns had advanced and 
were skillfully brought into position to fire upon 
the important lines at Montmedy, Longuyon and 
Conflans. Our 3d corps crossed the Meuse on the 
5lh and the other corps, in the full confidence that 
the day was theirs, eagerly cleared the way of 
machine guns as they swept northward, maintain- 
ing complete co-ordination throughout. On the 
6lh, a division of the 1st corps reached a point on 
the Meuse opposite Sedan, twenty-five miles from 
our line of departure. The strategical goal which 
was our highest hope was gained. We had cut the 
enemy's main line of communications, and noth- 
ing but surrender or an armistice could save his 
army from complete disaster. 

"In all forty enemy divisions had been used 
against us in the Meuse-Argonne battle. Between 
Sept. 26 and Nov. 6 we took 26,059 prisoners and 
468 guns on this front. Our divisions engaged 
were the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 32d, 
33d, 35th, 37th, 42d, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 82d, 
89th, 90th and 91st. Many of our divisions re- 
mained in line for a length of time that required 
nerves of steel, while other were sent in again after 
only a few days of rest. The 1st, 5th, 26th, 42d, 
77th, 80th, 89th and 90th were in the line twice. 
Although some of the divisions were fighting their 
first battle, they soon became equal to the best. 

Operations East of the Meuse 
"On the three days preceding Nov. 10, the 
3d, the 2d colonial and the 17th French corps 
fought a difficult struggle through the Meuse hills, 
south of Stenay, and forced the enemy into the 
plain. Meanwhile, my plans for further use of 
the American forces contemplated an advance be- 



tween the Meuse and the Moselle in the direction 
of Longwy by the 1st army, while, at the same 
time, the 2d army should assume the offensive 
toward the rich coal fields of Briey. These oper- 
ations were to be followed by an offensive toward 
Chateau-Salins east of the Moselle, thus isolating 
Metz. Accordingly, attacks on the American front 
had been ordered and that of the 2d army was in 
progress on the morning of Nov. 11, when instruc- 
tions were received that hostilities should cease 
at 11 o'clock a. m. 

"At this moment the line of the American 
sector, from right to left, began at Fort-sur- 
Seille, thence across the Moselle to Vandieres and 
through the Woevre to Bezanvaux in the foothills 
of the Meuse, thence along to the foothills and 
through the northern edge of the Woevre forests to 
the Meuse at Mouzay, thence along the Meuse con- 
necting with the French under Sedan. 

Relations with the Allies 
"Co-operation among the allies has at all times 
been most cordial. A far greater effort has been 
put forth by the allied armies and staffs to assist 
us than could have been expected. The French 
government and army have always stood ready to 
furnish us with supplies, equipment, and transpor- 
tation and to aid us every way. In the towns and 
hamlets wherever our troops have been stationed 
or billeted the French people have everywhere re- 
ceived them more as relatives and intimate friends 
than as soldiers of a foreign army. For these 
things words are quite inadequate to express our 
gratitude. There can be no doubt that the rela- 
tions growing out of our associations here assure 
a permanent friendship between the two peoples. 
Although we have not been so intimately asso- 
ciated with the people of Great Britain, yet their 
tioops and ours when thrown together have always 
warmly fraternized. The reception of those of 
our forces who have passed through England and 
of those who have been stationed there has always 
been enthusiastic. Altogether it has been deeply 
impressed upon us that the ties of language and 
blood bring the British and , ourselves together 
completely and inseparably. 

Strength 
"There are in Europe altogether, including a 
regiment and some sanitary units with the Italian 
Army and the organizations at Murmansk, also in- 
cluding those enroute from the States, approxi- 
mately 2,053,347 men, less our losses. Of this 
total there are in France 1,338,169 combatant 
troops. Forty divisions have arrived, of which the 
infantry personnel of ten has been used as re- 



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placements, leaving thirty divisions now in France 
organized into three armies of three corps each. 
"The losses of the Americans up to Nov. 18 are: 
Killed and wounded, 36,145; died of disease, 14,- 
811; deaths unclassified, 2,204; wounded, 179,625; 
prisoners, 2,163; missing 1,160. We have cap- 
tured about 44,000 prisoners and 1,400 guns, 
howitzers and trench mortars. 

Commendation 

"The duties of the general staff, as well as those 
of the army and corps staffs, have been very ably 
performed. Especially is this true when we con- 
sider the new and difiicult problems with which 
they have been confronted. This body of officers, 
both as individuals and as an organization, has, I 
believe, no superiors in professional ability, in ef- 
ficiency, or in loyalty. 

"Nothing that we have in France better reflects 
the efficiency and devotion to duty of Americans 
in general than the service of supply, whose per- 
sonnel is thoroughly imbued with a patriotic desire 
to do its full duty. They have at all times fully 
appreciated their responsibility to the rest of the 
army and the results produced have been most 
gratifying. 

"Our medical corps is especially entitled to 
praise for the general effectiveness of its work both 
in hospital and at the front. Embracing men of 
high professional attainments, and splendid women 
devoted to their calling and untiring in their efforts, 
this department has made a new record for medical 
and sanitary proficiency. 

"The quartermaster department has had diffi- 
cult and various tasks, but it has more than met 
all demands that have been made upon it. Its 
management and its personnel have been exception- 
ally efficient and deserve every possible commen- 
dation. 

"As to the more technical services, the able 
personnel of the ordnance department in France 
has splendidly fulfilled its functions both in pro- 
curement and in forwarding the immense quan- 
tities of ordnance required. The officers and men 
and the young women of the signal corps have 
performed their duties with a large conception of 
the problem and with a devoted and patriotic spirit 
to which the perfection of our communications 
daily testifies. While the engineer corps has been 



referred to in another part of this report, it should 
be further stated that the work has required large 
vision and high professional skill, and great credit 
is due the personnel for the high proficiency that 
it has constantly maintained. 

"Our aviators have no equals in daring or in 
fighting ability and have left a record of courage- 
ous deeds that will ever remain a brilliant page 
in the annals of our army. While the tank corps 
has had limited opportunities its personnel has re- 
sponded gallantly on every possible occasion and 
has shown courage of the highest order. 

"The adjutant-general's department has been 
directed with a systematic thoroughness and ex- 
cellence that surpassed any previous work of its 
kind. The inspector-general's department has risen 
to the highest standards and throughout has ably 
assisted commanders in the enforcement of discip- 
line. The able personnel of the judge-advocate 
general's department has solved with judgment and 
v/isdom the multitude of difficult legal problems, 
many of them involving questions of great inter- 
national importance. 

"It would be impossible in this brief prelimin- 
ary report to do justice to the personnel of all the 
different branches of this organization which I shall 
cover in detail in a later report. 

"The navy in European waters has at all times 
most cordially aided the army, and it is most grati- 
fying to report that there has never before been 
such perfect co-operation between these two 
branches of the service. 

"As to Americans in Europe not in the military 
services, it is the greatest pleasure to say that, both 
iri official and in private life, they are intensely 
patriotic and loyal, and have been invariably sym- 
pathetic and helpful to the army. 

"Finally, I pay the supreme tribute to our of- 
ficers and soldiers of the line. When I think of 
their heroism, their patience under hardships, their 
unflinching spirit of offensive action, I am filled 
with emotion which I am unable to express. Their 
deeds are immortal, and they have earned the eter- 
nal gratitude of our country. 

"I am, Mr. Secretary, very respectfully, 

"John J. Pershing, 

"General, Commander in Chief American Ex- 
peditionary Forces. 

"To the Secretary of War." 



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MARINE CORPS WINS HONORS 



Josephus Daniels in his annual report for 1918 
pays a glowing tribute to the deeds of the United 
States marine corps in the fighting on the western 
front in France. Because of its historical value 
this part of the report is herewith reproduced in 
full: 

This efficient fighting, building and landing 
force of the navy [the marine corps] has won 
imperishable glory in the fulfillment of its latest 
duties upon the battle fields of France, where the 
marines, fighting for the time under Gen. Pershing 
as a part of the victorious American army, have 
written a story of valor and sacrifice that will live 
in the brightest annals of the war. With heroism 
that nothing could daunt, the marine corps played 
a vital role in stemming the German rush on Paris, 
and in later days aided in the beginning of the 
great offensive, the freeing of Reims, and partici- 
pated in the hard fighting in Champagne, which 
had as its object the throwing back of the Prus- 
sian armies in the vicinity of Cambrai and St. 
Quentin. 

With only 8,000 men engaged in the fiercest 
battles, the marine corps casualties numbered 69 
officers and 1,531 enlisted men dead, and 78 officers 
and 2,435 enlisted men wounded seriously enough 
to be officially reported by cablegram, to which 
number should be added not a few whose wounds 
did not incapacitate them for further fighting. 
However, with a casualty list that numbers nearly 
half the original 8,000 men who entered battle the 
official reports account for only 57 United States 
marines who have been captured by the enemy. 
This includes those who were wounded far in ad- 
vance of their lines and who fell into the hands 
of Germans while unable to resist. 

Stopped Drive, on Paris 
Memorial day shall henceforth have a greater, 
deeper significance for America, for it was on that 
day. May 30, 1918, that our country really re- 
ceived its first call to battle — the battle in which 
American troops had the honor of stopping the 
German drive on Paris, throwing back the Prus- 
sian hordes in attack after attack, and beginning 
the retreat which lasted until imperial Germany 
was beaten to its knees and its emissaries were ap- 
pealing for an armistice under the flag of truce. 
And to the United States marines, fighting side by 
side with equally brave and equally courageous men 
in the American army, to that faithful sea and land 
force of the navy fell the honor of taking over 
the lines where the blow of the Prussian would 
strike the hardest, the line that was nearest Paris 



and where, should a breach occur, all would be 
lost. The world knows today that the United 
States marines held that line; that they blocked 
the advance that was rolling on toward Paris at 
a rate of six or seven miles a day; that they met 
the attack in American fashion and with American 
heroism; that marines and soldiers of the Ameri- 
can army threw back the crack guard divisions of 
Germany, broke their advance, and then, attack- 
ing, drove them back in the beginning of a retreat 
tliat was not to end until the "cease firing" signal 
sounded for the end of the world's greatest war. 
In this connection Melville E. Stone, general man- 
ager of The Associated Press, said, following an 
exhaustive trip of investigation in Europe: 

"They [the marines] had before them the best 
Prussian guards and shock troops — the Germans 
were perfectly sure they could drive the 'amateurs' 
back. It was a dramatic situation, for success 
meant that the Germans could probably push for 
Calais and other channel ports; but Foch dangled 
Paris before their eyes by putting raw Americans 
at a point across the direct road to Paris, in the 
pocket between Reims and Soissons. Instead of 
driving back the 'amateurs' the 'amateurs' drove 
them and gave them also a very sound thrashing. 
Their losses were heavy, but they did the work, 
and in doing it also did three things: They saved 
Paris; they seriously injured the morale of the 
best German troops, and they set a standard and 
fixed a reputation for American troops that none 
other dared tarnish." 

Such is the opinion of the head of a great news- 
gathering force regarding the achievements of the 
United States marines at Chateau Thierry, where in 
the battle field of Bois de Belleau, now named the 
Bois de la Brigade de Marine by official order of 
the French staff, this branch of the navy met the 
Germans and blocked their drive on Paris. 

Ordered to Front on Memorial Day 
It was on the evening of May 30, after a day 
dedicated to the memory of their comrades who 
had fallen in the training days and in the Verdun 
sector, that the 5th and 6th regiments and the 6th 
machine gun battalion. United States marines, each 
received the following orders. 

"Advance information official received that this 
regiment will move at 10 p. m. May 30 by bus to 
new area. All trains shall be loaded at once and 
arrangements hastened. Wagons, when loaded, 
will move to Serans to form train." 

All through the night there was fevered activity 
among the marines. Then, the next morning, the 



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long trains of camions, busses and trucks, each 
carrying its full complement of United States mar- 
ines, went forward on a road which at one place 
wound within less than ten miles of Paris, toward 
Meaux and the fighting line. 

Through the town of Meaux went the long line 
of camions and to the village of Montriel-aux- 
Lions, less than four miles from the rapidly ad- 
vancing German line. On this trip the camions 
containing the Americans were the only trafffic 
traveling in the direction of the Germans; every- 
thing else was going the other way — refugees, 
old men and women, small children riding on 
every conceivable conveyance, many trudging 
along the side of the road driving a cow or calf 
before them, all of them covered with the white 
dust which the camion caravan was whirling up as 
h rolled along; along that road only one organiza- 
tion was advancing, the United States marines. 

Got Into Line on June 2 

At last, their destination reached early on the 
morning of June 2, they disembarked, stiff and 
tired after a journey of more than seventy-two 
miles, but as they formed their lines and marched 
onward in the direction of the line they were to 
hold they were determined and cheerful. That 
evening the first field message from the 4th brigade 
to Maj.-Gen. Omar Bundy, commanding the 2d 
division, went forward: 

"Second battalion, 6th marines, in line from 
Le Thiolet through Clarembauts woods to Triangle 
to Lucy. Instructed to hold line. First battalion, 
6th marines, going into the line from Lucy through 
Hill 142. Third battalion in support at La Voie 
du Chatel, which is also the post command of the 
6th marines. Sixth machine gun battalion dis- 
tributed at line." 

Meanwhile the 5th regiment was moving into 
line, machine guns were advancing and the artil- 
lery taking its position. That night the men and of- 
ficers of the marines slept in the open, many of 
them in a field that was green with unharvested 
wheat, awaiting the time when they should be sum- 
moned to battle. The next day at 5 o'clock, the 
afternoon of June 2, began the battle of Chateau 
Thierry, with the Americans holding the line 
against the most vicious wedge of the German ad- 
vance. 

Battle of Chateau Thierry 
The advance of the Germans was across a wheat 
field, driving at Hill 165 and advancing in smooth 
columns. The United States marines, trained to 
keen observation upon the rifle range, nearly every 
one of them wearing a marksman's medal or bet- 



ter, that of the sharpshooter or expert rifleman, 
did not wait for those gray clad hordes to advance 
nearer. Calmly they set their sights and aimed 
with the same precision that they had shown upon 
the rifle ranges at Paris island. Mare island and 
Quantico. Incessantly their rifles cracked, and 
with their fire came the support of the artillery. 
The machine gun fire, incessant also, began to 
make its inroads upon the advancing forces. 
Closer and closer the shrapnel burst to its targets. 
Caught in a seething wave of machine gun fire, of 
scattering shrapnel, of accurate rifle fire, the Ger- 
mans found themselves in a position in which 
further advance could only mean absolute suicide. 
The lines hesitated. They stopped. They broke 
for cover, while the marines raked the woods and 
ravines in which they had taken refuge with mach- 
ine gun and rifle to prevent them making another 
attempt to advance by infiltrating through. Above 
a French airplane was checking up on the artillery 
fire. Surprised by the fact that men should de- 
liberately set their sights, adjust their range 
and then fire deliberately at an advancing foe, 
each man picking his target, instead of firing mere- 
ly in the direction of the enemy, the aviator sig- 
naled below "Bravo!" In the rear that word was 
echoed again and again. The German drive on 
Paris had been stopped. 

Fierce Fighting in Bellefiu Wood 
For the next few days the fighting took on the 
character of pushing forth outposts and deter- 
mining the strength of the enemy. Now the fight- 
ing had changed. The Germans, mystified that 
they should have run against a stone wall of de- 
fense just when they believed that their advance 
would be easiest, had halted, amazed; then pre- 
pared to defend the positions they had won with 
all the stubbornness possible. In the black re- 
cesses of Belleau wood the Germans had estab- 
lished nest after nest of machine guns. There in 
the jungle of matted underbrush, of vines, of heavy 
foliage, they had placed themselves in positions 
they believed impregnable. And this meant that 
unless they could be routed, unless they could be 
thrown back, the breaking of the attack of June 
2 would mean nothing. There would come another 
drive and another. That battle of Chateau Thierry 
was therefore not won and could not be won until 
Belleau wood had been cleared of the enemy. 

It was June 6 that the attack of the American 
troops began against that wood and its adjacent 
surroundings, with the wood itself and the towns 
of Torcy and Bouresches forming the objectives. 
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tremendous sacrifices which the marine corps glad- 
ly suffered that the German fighters might be 
thrown back. 

Fought in American Fashion 
The marines fought strictly according to Amer- 
ican methods — a rush, a halt, a rush again, in four 
wave formation, the rear waves taking over the 
work of those who had fallen before them, pass- 
ing over the bodies of their dead comrades and 
plunging ahead, until they, too, should be torn to 
bits. But behind those waves were more waves, and 
the attack went on. 

"Men fell like flies"; the expression is that of 
an oiEcer writing from the field. Companies that 
had entered the battle 250 strong dwindled to fifty 
and sixty, with a sergeant in command; but the 
attack did not faker. At 9:45 o'clock that night 
Bouresches was taken by Lieut. James F. Robert- 
son and twenty-odd men of his platoon; these soon 
were joined by two re-enforcing platoons. Then 
came the enemy counter-attacks, but the marines 
held. 

Charging on Machine Gun Nests 
In Belleau wood the fighting had been literally 
from tree to tree, stronghold to stronghold; and 
it was a fight which must last for weeks before 
its accomplishment in victory. Belleau wood was 
a jungle, its every rocky formation forming a Ger- 
man machine gun nest, almost impossible to reach 
by artillery or grenade fire. There was only one 
way to wipe out these nests — by the bayonet. And 
by this method were they wiped out, for United 
States Marines, bare chested, shouting their battle 
cry of "Eeeee yaahhh yip," charged straight 
into the murderous fire from those guns, and won! 
Out of the number that charged, in more than one 
instance, only one would reach the stronghold. 
There, with his bayonet as his only weapon, he 
would either kill or capture the defenders of the 
nest, and then swinging the gun about in its posi- 
tion, turn it against the remaining German position 
in the forest. Such was the character of the fighting 
in Belleau wood; fighting which continued until 
July 6, when after a short relief the invincible Ame- 
ricans finally were taken back to the rest billet for 
recuperation. 

Held the Line for Many Weary Days 
In all the history of the marine corps there is 
no other such battle as that one in Belleau wood. 
Fighting day and night without relief, without 
sleep, often without water, and for days without 
hot rations, the marines met and defeated the best 
divisions that Germany could throw into the line. 



The heroism and doggedness of that battle are un- 
paralleled. Time after time officers seeing their 
lines cut to pieces, seeing their men so dog tired 
that they even fell asleep under shellfire, hearing 
their Vi^ounded calling for water that they were 
unable to supply, seeing men fight on after they 
had been wounded and until they dropped uncon- 
scious; time after time officers seeing these 
things, believing that the very limit of human 
endurance had been reached, would send back 
messages to their post command that their men 
were exhausted. But in answer to this would come 
the word that the lines must hold, and if possible 
those lines must attack. And the lines obeyed. 
Without water, without food, without rest, they 
went forward — and forward every time to victory. 
Companies have been so torn and lacerated by 
losses that they were hardly platoons; but they 
held their lines and advanced them. In more than 
one case companies lost every officer, leaving a 
sergeant and sometimes a corporal to command, 
and the advance continued. After thirteen days in 
this inferno of fire a captured German officer told 
with his dying breath of a fresh division of Ger- 
mans that was about to be thrown into the battle 
to attempt to wrest from the marines that part of 
the wood they had gained. The marines, who for 
days had been fighting only on their sheer nerve, 
who had been worn out from nights of sleepless- 
ness, from lack of rations, from terrific shell and 
machine gun fire, straightened their lines and 
prepared for the attack. It came — as the dying 
German officer had predicted. 

German Crack Troops Repulsed and Beaten 
At 2 o'clock on the morning of June 13 it was 
launched by the Germans along the whole front. 
Without regard for men, the enemy hurled its 
forces against Bouresches and the Bois de Belleau, 
and sought to win back what had been taken from 
Germany by the Americans. The orders were that 
these positions must be taken at all costs; that the 
utmost losses in men must be endured that the 
Bois de Belleau and Bouresches might fall again 
into German hands. But the depleted lines of the 
marines held; the men who had fought on their 
nerve alone for days once more showed the mettle 
of which they were made. With their backs to 
the trees and boulders of the Bois de Belleau, with 
their sole shelter the scatterd ruins of Bouresches, 
the thinning lines of the marines repelled the at- 
tack and crashed back the new division which had 
sought to wrest the position from them. 

And so it went. Day after day, night after 
night, while time after time messages like the fol- 
lowing traveled to the post command: 



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"Losses heavy. Difficult to get runners through. 
Some have never returned. Morale excellent, but 
troops about all in. Men exhausted." 

Exhausted, but holding on. And they contin- 
ued to hold on in spite of every difficulty. Ad- 
vancing their lines slowly day by day, the marines 
finally prepared their positions to such an extent 
that the last rush for the possession of the wood 
could be made. Then, on June 24, following a 
tremendous barrage, the struggle began. 

The barrage literally tore the woods to pieces, 
but even its immensity could not wipe out all the 
nests that remained, the emplacements that were 
behind almost every clump of bushes, every jagged, 
rough group of boulders. But those that remained 
were wiped out by the American method of the 
rush and the bayonet and in the days that followed 
every foot of Belleau wood was cleared of the 
enemy and held by the frayed lines of the Ameri- 



Praise from French Staff 
It was, therefore, with the feeling of work well 
done that the depleted lines of the marines were 
relieved in July, that they might be filled with re- 
placement and made ready for the grand offensive 
in the vicinity of Soissons July 18. And in recog- 
nition of their sacrifice and bravery this praise 
was forthcoming from the French: 

"Army Headquarters, June 30, 1918. — In view 
of the brilliant conduct of the 4th brigade of the 
26 United States division, which in a spirited fight 
took Bouresches and the important strong point of 
Bois de Belleau, stubbornly defended by a large 
enemy force, the general commanding the 6th ar- 
my orders that henceforth in all official papers, the 
Bois de Belleau shall be named 'Bois de la Brigade 
de Marine. 

"Division General Degoutte, 

"Commanding 6th Army." 

Gen. Pershing Personally Congratulates Marines 
Gen. Pershing's congratulations also were con- 
tained in the following order, issued by the brigade 
commander, dated June 9, 1918, to the units of 
his command: 

"The brigade commander takes pride in an- 
nouncing that, in addition to the commander in 
chief's telegram of congratulation to the 4th bri- 
gade, published in an indorsement from the divi- 
sion commander, dated June 9, Gen. Pershing has 
to day visited division headquarters and sent his 
personal greetings and congratulations to the 
marine brigade. He also added that Gen. Foch, 
commander in chief of the allied armies in France, 
especially charged him this morning to give the 



marine brigade his love and congratulations on 
their fine work of the past week. 

"By command of Brig.-Gen. Harbord. 

"H. Lay, Major Adjutant." 

Gen. Harhord's Commendation 
On July 18 the marines were again called into 
action in the vicinity of Soissons, near Tigny and 
Vierzy. In the face of a murderous fire from con- 
centrated machine guns, which contested every foot 
of their advance, the United States marines moved 
forward until the severity of their casualties neces- 
sitated that they dig in and hold the positions 
they had gained. Here, again, their valor called 
forth official praise, which came in the following: 
"General Orders No. 46. — France, July 21. — 
It is with keen pride that the divisional com- 
mander transmits to the command the congratu- 
lations and affectionate greetings of Gen. Pershing, 
who visited the divisional headquarters last night. 
His praise of the gallant work of the division on 
the 18th and 19th is echoed by the French high 
command, the 3d corps commander, American ex- 
peditionary forces, and in a telegram from the 
former divisional commander. In spite of two 
sleepless nights, long marches through rain and 
mud, and the discomfort of hunger and thirst, the 
division attacked, side by side with the gallant 1st 
Moroccan division, and maintained itself with 
credit. You advanced over six miles, captured 
over 3,000 prisoners, eleven batteries of artillery, 
over 100 machine guns, minenwerfers and supplies. 
The 2d division has sustained the best traditions 
of the regular army and the marine corps. The 
story of your achievements will be told in millions 
of homes in all allied nations to night. 

" J. G. Harbord, Major-General, N. A." 

In Battle for St. Mihiel Salient 
Then came the battle for the St. Mihiel salient. 
On the night of September 11th, the 2d division 
took over a line running from Remenauville to 
Limey, and on the night of September 14, and the 
morning of September 15th attacked, with two 
days' objectives ahead of them. Overcoming the 
enemy resistance, they romped through to the Rupt 
de Mad, a small river, crossed it on stone bridges, 
occupied Thiaucourt, the first day's objective, 
scaled the heights just beyond it, pushed on to a 
line running from the Zammes-Joulney ridges to 
the Binvaux forest, and here rested, with the sec- 
ond day's objectives occupied by 2:50 o'clock of 
the first day. The casualties of the division were 
about 1,000, of which 134 were killed. Of these 
about half were marines. The captures in which 
the marines participated were 80 German officers, 



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3,200 men, 90 odd cannon and vast stores. In his 
congratulations following the battle Gen. Lejeune 
said: 

"Sept. 17, 1918.— General orders No. 54:— I 
desire to express to the officers and men my pro- 
found appreciation of their brilliant and success- 
ful attack in the recent engagement. 

"Our division maintained the prestige and 
honor of the country proudly and swept the enemy 
from the field. 

John A. Lejeune, 

"Major-General, United States Marine Corps." 

Capture of Blanc Mont Ridge 

But even further honors were to befall the 
fighting, landing and building force, of which the 
navy is justly proud. In the early part of October 
it became necessary for the allies to capture the 
bald, jagged ridge twenty miles due east of 
Rheims, known as Blanc Mont ridge. Here the 
armies of Germany and the allies had clashed 
more than once, and attempt after attempt had 
been made to wrest it from German hands. It 
was a keystone to the German defense, the fall 
of which would have a far reaching effect upon 
the enemy armies. To the glory of the United 
States marines let it be said that they were again 
a part of that splendid 2d division which swept 
forward in the attack which freed Blanc Mont 
ridge from German hands, pushed its way down the 
slopes, and occupied the level ground just be- 
yond, thus assuring a victory the full import of 
which can best be judged by the order of Gen. 
Lejeune, following the battle: 

"France, Oct. 11, 1918|— Officers and Men of the 
2d Division: It is beyond my power of expression 
to describe fitly my admiration for your heroism. 
You attacked magnificently and you seized Blanc 
Mont ridge, the keystone of the arch constituting 
the enemy's main position. You advanced be- 
yond the ridge, breaking the enemy's lines, and 
you held the ground gained with a tenacity which 
is unsurpassed in the annals of war. 

"As a direct result of your victory, the Ger- 
man armies east and west of Rheims are in full 
retreat, and by drawing on yourselves several Ger- 
man divisions from other parts of the front you 
greatly assisted the victorious advance of the allied 
armies between Cambrai and St. Quentin. 

"Your heroism and the heroism of our com- 
rades who died on the battle field will live in his- 
tory forever, and will be emulated by the young 
men of our country for generations to come. 

"To be able to say when this war is finished, 
'I belonged to the 2d Division; I fought with it 
at the battle of Blanc Mont ridge,' will be the 
highest honor that can come to any man. 

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Markmanship Amazes Allies 
Thus it is that the United States marines have 
fulfilled the glorious traditions of their corps in 
this their latest duty as the "soldiers who go to 
sea." Their sharpshooting — and in one regiment 
93 per cent of the men wear the medal of a marks- 
man, a sharpshooter, or an expert rifleman — has 
amazed soldiers of European armies, accustomed 
merely to shooting in the general direction of the 
enemy. Under the fiercest fire they have calmly 
adjusted their sights, aimed for their man and 
killed him, and in bayonet attacks their advance 
on machine gun nests has been irresistible. In the 
official citation lists more than one American mar- 
ine is credited with taking an enemy machine gun 
single handed, bayoneting its crew and then turn- 
ing the gun against the foe. In one battle alone, 
that of Belleau wood, the citation lists bear the 
names of fully 500 United States marines who so 
distinguished themselves in battles as to call forth 
the official commendation of their superior officers. 

Corps Fulfilled Every Glorious Tradition 
More than faithful in every emergency, ac- 
cepting hardships with admirable morale, proud 
of the honor of taking their place as shock troops 
for the American legions, they have fulfilled 
every glorious tradition of their corps, and they 
have given to the world a list of heroes whose 
names will go down to all history. Let one, there- 
fore, stand for the many; one name denote all, one 
act of heroism that stand forth brilliantly upon the 
victorious pages of America's participation in this 
world's greatest war: 

"First Sergeant Daniel Daly, 73d (machine 
gun) company, twice holder of the medal of 
honor, repeatedly performed deeds of valor and 
great service. On June 5th he extinguished, at 
risk of life, fire in the ammunition dump at Lucy- 
le-Bocage. On June 7th, while sector was under 
one of its heaviest bombardments, he visited all 
gun crews of his company, then posted over a 
wide section of front, cheering the men. On June 
10th, single handed, he attacked enemy machine 
gun emplacement and captured it by use of hand 
grenades and his automatic pistol. On the same 
date, during enemy attack on Bouresches, he 
brought in wounded under fire. At all times, 
by his reckless daring, constant attention to the 
wants of his men, and his unquenchable optimism, 
he was a tower of strength until wounded by 
enemy shrapnel fire on June 20th. A peerless 
soldier of the old school, twice decorated for gal- 
lantry in China and Santo Domingo." 

"John A. Lejeune, 
"Maj.-Gen., U. S. Marine Corps, Commanding." 



Complete History of the World JVar from 
Beginning to End 



1914 

THE underlying reason for the war, as it 
developed in the course of the conflict, was 
the desire of Emperor William II, and the junk- 
er or military class in Germany to dominate the 
world. That is now the settled judgment of all 
unprejudiced students. Other causes were also 
frequently mentioned immediately after the con- 
flict began, as follows: 

1. Commercial and industrial rivalry, espe- 
cially as developed between Germany and Great 
Britain. 

2. International jealousy as to power and pre- 
dominance in the world. This involved — ■ 

3. Excessive armaments entailing heavy bur- 
dens on the people and developing a spirit of — 

4. Militarism and growth of military parties 
and military castes. 

5. Conflict of Slav and Teuton races result- 
ing from national aspirations for territorial expan- 
sion; racial antagonism. 

6. Desire of certain rulers to put an end to 
internal strife by consolidating public opinion 
through the agency of a foreign war appealing to 
the patriotism of the people. 

7. Desire to preserve the status quo in Europe 
by preserving the neutrality and independence of 
the smaller nations. 

8. Revenge resulting from former conflicts, 
such as the war of 1870 between the German 
states and France and the more recent Balkan 
wars. 

9. Conflict of national ideals or "cultures." 

10. Conflict of democracy as opposed to au- 
tocracy and bureaucracy. 

11. Personal ambitions of men high in posi- 
tion, authority and power. 

12. Persistent talk of war by yellow journals 
and jingoists. 

13. Publication of books, like those of Gen. 
von Bernhardi, declaring war to be a blessing, a 
necessity and a great factor in the furtherance of 
culture and power. 

14. Formation of internationl alliances pre- 
venting the localizing of any conflict. 



Murder of Archduke Ferdinand 

The immediate or precipitating cause of the 
war was the assassination in Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 
28, of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, nephew of 
the emperor of Austria, heir to the throne of the 
dual monarchy and commander in chief of its army, 
and his wife, the duchess of Hohenberg, by a Ser- 
bian student, Gavrio Prinzip, aided by a number 
of others. It was the outcome of years of ill feel- 
ing between Serbia and Austria-Hungary due to 
the belief of the people in the smaller state that 
their aspirations as a nation were hampered and 
blocked by the German element in the Hapsburg 
empire. The countries had been on the verge of 
war several years before over the annexation of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary, and 
later over the disposition of Scutari and certain 
Albanian territory conquered in the Balkan-Turk- 
ish struggle. 

Ultimatum to Serbia 
Resentment in Austria-Hungary because of the 
murder of the heir to the throne was deep and 
bitter and apparently the authorities decided im- 
mediately to take radical measures against Ser- 
bia. July 23 an ultimatum was delivered at Bel- 
grade with a time limit of forty-eight hours. One 
of the demands was construed by Serbia and its 
protector, Russia, as amounting to interference 
with Serbia's independent sovereignty, a thing to 
which Serbia could not accede. July 25 a reply 
was returned which the Austrian government de- 
clared to be unsatisfactory. Diplomatic relations 
were terminated, and two days later Austria-Hun- 
gary formally declared war. Fighting began im- 
mediately on the Danube and Belgrade, the Ser- 
bian capital, was bombarded from the Austrian 
side of the Danube. In the meantime the diplo- 
mats and statesmen of the principal powers were 
exchanging telegrams in a final effort to aivert the 
calamity of a general war. Russia insisted that an 
attack on Serbia was equivalent to an affront to 
itself and it began to make military preparations 
on the western frontiers which indicated that it 
meant to support its views with the sword. On 
the last day of July, Germany, as Austria's ally, 
issued an ultimatum with a twelve hour limit de- 



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manding that Russia cease mobilization. Russia 
demanded assurances from Austria t'lat were not 
forthcoming, and it continued to mobilize. On 
August 1 Germany declared war. Mobilization 
began at once throughout Germany. France also 
began to mobilize. 

Britain Enters Conflict 

Events of world-wide importance followed 
swiftly. Germany invaded the duchy of Luxem- 
burg and demanded free passage for its troops 
across Belgium to attack France at that country's 
most vulnerable point. King Albert of Belgium 
refused to consent on the ground that the neutral- 
ity of his country had been guaranteed by the 
powers of Europe, including Germany itself, and 
appealed for diplomatic help from Britain. That 
country, which, it was asserted, had sought through 
its foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, to preserve 
the peace of Europe, was now aroused. August 4 
it sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding that 
the neutrality of Belgium be respected. As the 
demand was not complied with Britain formally 
declared war against Germany. 

Joined with Germany and Austria-Hungary in 
what is known as the triple alliance was Italy, but 
that power held that it was not bound by the 
terms of the compact to assist the others in what 
it looked upon as a war of aggression. It de- 
clined to be drawn into the conflict so long as its 
.own interests were not threatened. The sympathies 
of its people were openly with the British and 
French. Its attitude of neutrality, though disap- 
pointing to Germany and Austria-Hungary, was not 
a surprise to them nor to the rest of Europe. 

Before the end of the second week in August 
Germany and Austria-Hungary were at war with 
Russia, Britain and its dominions, France, Bel- 
gium, Serbia and Montenegro. August 23 Japan, 
Britain's ally in the far east, entered the fray by 
declaring war against Germany and attacking the 
fatherland's colony at Kiao-chow in China. Oct. 
29 Turkey suddenly attacked Russia and as a de 
facto ally of Germany was itself attacked a little 
later by Britain and France. Thus by November 
5 ten nations and their dependencies were at war, 
while Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Roumania, Spain, 
Switzerland, the Netherlands and the three Scandi- 
navian kingdoms were maintaining a state of armed 
neutrality. Portugal declared itself ready to join 
the allies when they should desire it to do so. 

Occurring as it did in midsummer, the general 
mobilization caused inconvenience, serious hard- 
ship and heavy financial loss to thousands of 
Americans traveling in Europe on business or for 
pleasure. The war upset the whole system of 



international credit, the railroads were monopolized 
for the transportation of troops and for a time the 
ocean steamship service was at a standstill. Tour- 
ists suddenly found themselves completely strand- 
ed, without money that could be used, without 
means of getting to the seaports, or if they man- 
aged to get there, without steamers to bring them 
back to their own country. The automobiles of 
hundreds were seized for war purposes and many 
more lost most of their baggage. There were in 
the early days numerous complaints of harsh and 
even brutal treatment at the hand of local officials 
who saw in every foreigner a spy and an enemy 
of their country. The resentment aroused in 
America by this treatment brought about a change 
in the attitude of officials and by the middle of 
August the tourists had little reason to complain 
of lack of courtesy or help. In response to urgent 
appeals for help, congress August 5 appropriated 
$2,500,000 for the relief of stranded Americans 
in Europe. The state department also did much 
to trace missing travelers and place them in com- 
munication with their relatives at home. Ameri- 
can ambassadors, ministers and consuls were of 
immense assistance to their countrymen in enabling 
them to escape from the war zone. 

No time was lost by the belligerents in getting 
their troops into the field. Mobilization in Ger- 
many proceeded like clockwork and armies were 
hurried both to the east and the west to attack 
Russia and France. The largest and strongest 
force was sent against France by way of Belgium, 
Luxemburg, Longwy and Nancy. The first real 
fighting took place at Liege, a strongly fortified 
Belgian city. It was vigorously defended and was 
not taken until August 17, after nearly two weeks 
of fighting in which the Germans sustained heavy 
losses. The forts were finally reduced by the 
heavy seige guns built by the Krupps and throw- 
ing shells having unprecedented destructive power. 
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, was entered Aug. 
20 by the Germans without opposition. The Bel- 
gian army retreated toward Antwerp, the seat of 
government having been transferred to that city. 

Leaving the new capital to be invested by a 
comparatively small force, the main German 
armies swept on through Belgium, taking and part- 
ly destroying Louvain, Charleroi and other towns 
and cities. The progress of the armed host was 
attended by much of the waste inevitable in war 
and by many acts which the Belgians declared to 
be incompatible with the rules of civilized war- 
fare. It was claimed, for instance, that noncom- 
batants were shot without cause, farms and vil- 



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lages laid waste without reason and architectural 
masterpieces wantonly destroyed. 

By the end of August the Germans were across 
the French border and were driving back the 
French and their British allies from one position 
to another. The British had sent to France an ex- 
peditionary force of approximately 100,000 men 
under Field Marshal Sir John French, and Lord 
Kitchener, the best organizer in the kingdom, had 
been made secretary of war. The allied forces 
were numerically inferior to the German armies 
in Belgium and northern France and were com- 
pelled to give way. The lighting was of the most 
desperate character, the Germans probably losing 
most heavily because of their policy of attacking in 
mass formations. Their right wing under Gen. 
von Kluck advanced steadily, taking town after 
town and position after position, until it was with- 
in a few miles of the outer defenses of Paris. Ger- 
man airplanes appeared over that city and dropped 
bombs into its streets, killing a few persons and 
doing some damage to property. 

Halted at the Marne 

September 2 the government of France was 
transferred to Bordeaux and on the following day 
martial law was declared in Paris. The Germans 
occupied Amiens September 1 and the next day 
they appeared near Chantilly. Then the thunder 
of the guns could be heard in Paris. The world 
expected that the investment of Paris would be 
attempted. But the Germans after having crossed 
the Marne river, met such strong opposition that 
they were suddenly compelled to fall back. They 
retreated under heavy attacks as far as the Aisne 
river, fighting vigorously, but losing many men 
and considerable war material. Here along the 
Aisne they intrenched themselves and stopped the 
pursuit. The fighting was desperate for days and 
weeks. Then the trenches were gradually extend- 
ed to the northwest, as a result of rival flanking 
operations to the sea at Nieuport, Belgium. They 
had previously been extended as far south and 
east as Switzerland and the German border. Along 
this long line there were innumerable skirmishes 
and in some cases violent battles for the rest of 
the year without material advantage to either side. 

But this was not all there was of the war, it 
was only the part of the struggle nearest to the 
greatest centers of population and news distribut- 
ing points and consequently it attracted the most 
attention. There was fighting between huge armies 
in East Prussia, Russian Poland, Galicia and Ser- 
bia and on a smaller scale there were combats in 
South Africa, in the South Sea islands, in China 
and other places where the belligerents have or 



had colonies or possessions. In Belgium also the 
struggle continued to the end of the year, the king 
and a remnant of his army successfully defending 
a portion of West Flanders bordering on the North 
sea. Antwerp was captured by the Germans Oct. 
9, the Belgian government going first to Ostend and 
later to Havre, France. French government officials 
returned from Bordeaux December 9, and Paris 
once more became the capital for France. 

Fighting on the German left and the French 
right began August 7, when the French forces 
entered Alsace-Lorraine. There were heavy bat- 
tles in the vicinity of Muelhausen, which was tak- 
en and retaken several times by the contending 
armies. The Germans captured Longwy August 
27 and Maubeuge September 7. 

On Eastern Front 

One of the first acts of Russia in its campaign 
against Germany and Austria-Hungary was to 
promise Poland autonomy, a proclamation an- 
nouncing this intention being issued by the Rus- 
sian commander in chief. Grand Duke Nicholas 
August 15. Two days later a large Russian force 
had advanced as far as Gumbinnen in East Prus- 
sia. At first the czar's troops carried everything 
before them in that part of Germany, driving the 
defenders back to Koenigsberg and Allenstein by 
force of superior numbers. The Germans, receiv- 
ing re-enforcement from the west turned on the 
invaders and August 29 to September 2 inflicted a 
heavy defeat on the Russians at Allenstein and at 
Tannenburg, and in a few days drove them back 
across the border, where the Germans were them- 
selves checked. 

While attacking East Prussia, Russia sent other 
heavy forces into Galicia. These captured Lem- 
berg September 2 and advanced as far west as 
the strong fortress of Przemysl, which was be- 
sieged, and threatened Cracow, the capital of Aus- 
trian Poland. They occupied the Carpathian passes 
and detachments of troops penetrated into Hun- 
gary. 

Battling for Warsaw 

On the center of the Russian line, which ex- 
tended from near Memel on the Baltic to a point 
south of Cracow, there was also heavy fighting. 
The Germans advancing from the direction of 
Breslau won a number of victories in the vicinity 
of Lodz, but were checked for a time. Later they 
made a sudden and swift advance toward War- 
saw and arrived within a few miles of that city. 
Then they were decisively defeated by the Rus- 
sian forces between the Vistula and the Warta 
rivers, narrowly escaping a complete rout. This 



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was between November 15 and 23. November 25 
the Russians won another victory near Lodz. 

Reorganized and re-enforced the German 
forces, led by Gen. von Hindenburg, hero of the 
victories in east Prussia, made another advance 
toward Warsaw early in the month. They cap- 
tured Lodz December 6 and drove the Russians 
eastward. The latter made a stand along the Bzura 
and Vistula rivers and here many desperate en- 
counters took place with varying results. The 
Germans seemed to be determined to take War- 
saw at any cost and make that city their win- 
ter headquarters, while the Russians were equal- 
ly determined to prevent them from doing so. 

In Galicia the fortunes of war inclined first 
to one side and then to the other. The Austro- 
Hungarians had some success in defending Cra- 
cow and Przemysl, but they also suffered heavy 
reverses at some points and lost many men and 
guns to the Russians. 

Serbia Wins Victories 
Serbia's veterans, though somewhait exhausted 
from two recent wars, fought with extraordinary 
success the Austro-Hungarian legions which invad- 
ed their country. At the beginning of hostilities 
in August they defeated the forces of the dual 
monarchy at Shabats, Jedar, Visegrad and even 
captured Semlin. Belgrade itself held out against 
a long bombardment until December 2, when it 
was occupied by the Austrians. Outnumbered and 
lacking money and supplies of food and ammuni- 
tion, the Serbians were compelled to fall back 
farther and farther into the interior and for a 
time in the first half of this month it looked as 
though their power of resistance had been lost. 
But they suddenly turned the tables on their op- 
ponents, who, apparently, were overconfident, and 
drove them out of Serbia, recapturing Belgrade 
December 14. For this result the Austrian com- 
mander in chief, Oskar Piotorek, was suspended 
by the authorities in Vienna December 23. 

Japan Acts in Orient 
Japan sent an ultimatum to Germany August 
15 to withdraw its warships from Japanese and 
Chinese waters and to evacuate the neutral terri- 
tory of Kiaochow by August 23. No attention was 
paid by Germany to the demand, and on the date 
named in the ultimatum Japan formally declared 
war on Germany and began sending land and 
naval forces to attack the strongly fortified port 
of Tsingtao at the entrance to the Gulf of Kiao- 
chow. Japan did this as an ally of Britain and 
to assist in freeing the Pacific from German 
cruisers, which were playing havoc with British 



commerce. It may also be taken for granted that 
the opportunity to get even with Germany for the 
part the fatherland played in preventing Japan 
from acquiring the Liaotung peninsula in 1895 
after the war with China, was too good to be over- 
looked. 

Though hampered by bad weather and many 
natural obstacles, the Japanese besieged Tsingtao 
by sea and land and, v^ith some assistance from 
British troops, captured the stronghold November 
7 without great loss of life. The ultimate dispo- 
sition of the neutral territory has not yet been 
determined. 

Turkey is Involved 

Turkey, incited by German agents, entered the 
war October 29 by attacking Russian ports on the 
Black sea. It was assisted in this enterprise by 
the possession of the German cruisers Goeben and 
Breslau, which escaped pursuing British and 
French warships by entering the Dardanelles and 
proceeding to Constantinople, where they were 
"sold" to the Turks. A holy war was proclaimed 
by the head priests in the Turkish capital against 
Russia, France and Britain in the hope of caus- 
ing uprisings among the Mohammedan inhabitants 
in those countries or in their colonial possessions. 
This hope was not realized. The Turks threatened 
the Suez canal and Britain was obliged to divert 
considerable Australian forces to defend the water- 
way. 

Britain Take,s Egypt 

One of the direct results of Turkey's entrance 
into the war was the taking over of Egypt by Britain. 
It was formally announced December 17 that 
henceforth the land of the Pharaohs would con- 
stitute a British protectorate. 

Roumania, Bulgaria and Greece remained neu- 
tral, though strong efforts were made to induce 
them to join the allies. Bulgaria, which felt that 
it had been robbed of the fruits of its victory over 
Turkey, assumed an independent attitude which 
caused uneasiness in Serbia, Roumania and Greece 
and prevented the last two named states from 
getting into the great conflict. December 22 it 
was announced that Roumania had restored to Bul- 
garia most of the territory taken from that coim- 
try under the treaty of Bukharest, and that in re- 
turn Bulgaria had agreed not to attack either 
Greece or Roumania if they entered the war. This 
was interpreted as meaning that at least two more 
of the Balkan states would soon be assisting the 
allies in the field. Portugal which early in the 
campaign announced that its sympathies were with 
Britain, took steps through its parliament Decem- 
ber 23 to give military aid to the allies. Report- 



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ed German attacks upon Portuguese colonies in 
Africa had much to do with this decision. 

King Gustav V, of Sweden, King Haakon VII, 
of Norway and King Christian X, of Denmark, met 
at Malmo, Sweden, December 18 and 19 and en- 
tered into an agreement to act in concert should 
the neutrality of their respective countries be 
threatened or violated. 

Though maintaining strict neutraility, Holland 
was obliged to mobilize its army to guard its 
frontiers and was put to heavy expense in caring 
for the many thousands of refugees flocking into 
the country from Belgium. An idea of the heavy 
burden laid upon this peaceful nation may be 
gained from the fact that Queen Wilhelmina signed 
a bill December 23 for a war loan of $110,000,000. 

Warfare at Sea 
While the war on land was wide in extent and 
determined in character, that on the seas was no 
less so. Of battles between great and evenly 
matched fleets there were none, but encounters be- 
tween units or small squadrons were frequent and 
in some of these the loss of life was large. The 
main German fleet remained sheltered in or near 
the Kiel canal; that of Britain was somewhere 
near the coast of the united kingdom, but just 
where was not known, and the exact whereabouts 
of the French fleet was also kept a secret. Very 
early in the war it became evident that it was 
Germany's policy to depend upon floating mines 
and submarines to wear down the British naval 
strength little by little, and to a certain extent this 
policy was successful. The German mine laying 
ship, the Koenigin Louise, was sunk August 5 by 
a British torpedo boat destroyer; on the evening 
of the same day the British cruiser Amphion was 
sunlc when it struck a mine probably laid by the 
German ship. August 27 the great ocean steam- 
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which was being 
used by the Germans as an auxiliary cruiser, was 
sunk by the British cruiser Highflyer on the west 
coast of Africa, and on the following day the 
German cruisers Ariadne, Mainz and Koeln were 
sent to the bottom by a superior British squadron 
near Helgoland. September 4 the British cruiser 
Pathfinder was struck by a mine or submarine, and 
September 8 the British auxiliary cruiser Oceanic 
was wrecked off" the coast of Scotland. Septem- 
ber 22 the British sustained a serious loss when 
the cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue were tor- 
pedoed and sunk in the North sea by one or more 
German submarines with heavy loss of life. October 
28 the British navy lost its first dreadnought, the 
Audacious, which was sunk by a mine or was tor- 
pedoed near the north coast of Ireland. 



Battle Off Chile 
The first real naval battle of any consequence 
took place off the coast of Chile November 1, when 
a German squadron, consisting of the cruisers 
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig, Dresden and Nurn- 
berg, met and sank the large British cruisers Mon- 
mouth and Good Hope with a loss of 1,450 men. 

Falkland Islands Battle 

December 8 the German squadron which had 
disposed of the Good Hope and Monmouth, and 
had destroyed many British merchant vessels, ap- 
proached the Falkland islands in the South Atlan- 
tic. A strong British squadron, consisting of the 
battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible, the 
armored cruisers Carnarvon, Cornwall and Kent, 
the second class cruisers Glasgo^v and Bristol, the 
light cruiser Macedonia and the old battle ship 
Canopus, had arrived at Port Stanley the day be- 
fore and were coaling when the approach of the 
German war vessels was signaled. In the bat- 
tle which followed the German cruisers Scharn- 
horst, Gneisenau, Leipzig and Nurnberg were sunk 
with a total loss of about 2,500 men. The cruiser 
Dresden managed to escape by its superior speed. 
The British ships were under command of Sir F. 
C. Doveton-Sturdee. 

In commerce raiding the Germans were highly 
successful, destroying scores of British merchant 
vessels in various parts of the world. Their ships 
winning the greatest renown in this respect were 
the Emden, the Dresden, the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, 
the Karlsruhe, the Kronprinz Wilhelm and the 
Koenigsberg. The Emden, after destroying British 
merchantmen valued at between $5,000,000 and 
1110,000,000 and sinking a Russian cruiser and a 
French destroyer, was put out of commission by 
the Australian cruiser Sydney at Cocos island 
November 10. 

There were other naval encounters and disasters 
in which the loss fell now on one side and now 
on the other. One of the most serious was the 
sinking of the British battle ship Bulwark at Sheer- 
ness, England, November 26, but this, after an ex- 
amination, was declared to be due to an internal 
explosion and not to a hostile act. 

England received a shock when German cruisers 
approached its east coast December 16 and bom- 
barded Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool, 
killing 101 persons and wounding many more. 
The victims were in many instances women and 
children, and nearly all were civilians. It was 
claimed by the Germans that these towns were 
fortified and subject to attack, but this was denied 
by the British, especially as to Scarborough and 



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Whitby, where there were no fortifications of any 
kind. 

Indiscriminate planting of mines in the North 
sea caused the sinking of many Norwegian, Swedish 
and Dutch and other neutral vessels, with a con- 
siderable loss of life. 

New Things in the War 
Some of the modern inventions figured con- 
spicuously even in the first months of the war. 
Mention had been made of deadly work of the 
submarines and the heavy siege guns, especially 
the 42 centimeter mortar used by the Germans, 
but an even more important part was played by 
the flying machines. Airplanes were used exten- 
sively by all the belligerents for scouting purposes, 
for range finding and for dropping bombs and 
steel arrows on the enemy. Dirigibles like the 
German Zeppelins were also used, but were found 
more vulnerable to attack. Both airplanes and 
dirigibles were used in dropping bombs on large 
cities like Paris and Antwerp, a practice con- 
demned in many quarters because it necessarily 
involved the killing of women and children and 
other noncombatants without inflicting any particu- 
lar military damage. Automobiles were found ex- 
tremely useful for the rapid transportation of men, 
war material and supplies and for ambulance pur- 
poses. Some were armored and equipped with 
rapid fire guns. Armored trains on the railroads 
at the front were found effective at times. Port- 
able wireless outfits were used as well as the tele- 
graph and telephone. 

Effect on Markets 
When it became evident that the great powers 
of Europe had decided to engage in a life and 
death struggle, the whole system of international 
credit collapsed, and but for such heroic measures 
as establishing moratoriums and closing the bourses 
and stock exchanges in all the principal countries 
of the world, widespread financial ruin would have 
been inevitable. As it was there were some seri- 
ous failures in London and New York before these 
steps were taken. From July 20 to July 30 the 
depreciation in the value of 387 representative 
securities dealt in on the London stock exchange 
amounted to $940,000,000, while from July 23 to 
July 30 the shrinkage in the capital value of 135 
American stocks was $696,900,000. The cotton 
market suffered severely from the closing of 
Europe's factories, and but for loans made by the 
banks the growers in the United States would have 
been ruined. The "buy a bale of cotton" movement 
in August and September was intended to help the 
cotton men in the crisis. 



United States Neutral 

To guard against the possibility of the United 
States becoming involved in any way in the war, 
President Wilson issued a proclamation of neutral- 
ity August 4, and, in accordance with its terms, 
this country maintained a strict attitude of nonin- 
terference toward all the belligerents. The chief 
executive also asked all citizens of the country to 
refrain from expressions of opinion liable to 
arouse resentment and disorder. This request was 
generally commended and complied with. Con- 
gress, in addition to providing relief for Ameri- 
cans abroad, passed a number of bills designed to 
protect and increase commerce, such as the act 
providing for the admission of foreign built ships 
to American registry (August 16) and the act 
creating a bureau of war risk insurance. Decem- 
ber 28 the president protested against the inter- 
ference of Britain with American shipping. 

President Wilson August 5 sent a message to 
the heads of the warring powers offering his serv- 
ices as a mediator at any time that might be 
deemed suitable. Courteous replies were received, 
but no opportunity for mediation came. 

Free from alliances with or obligations to any 
of the belligerents, the United States was in a posi- 
tion to be of special service to all of them. A 
Red Cross ship was sent to Europe with hospital 
supplies and nurses to aid in caring for the wound- 
ed and ill of the combatants, and grain and flour 
were sent in large quantities to relieve the ex- 
treme destitution in Belgium. These supplies were 
distributed by an American committee with the 
advice and help of the official representatives of 
the United States, and while privation and suffer- 
ing on large scale could not be prevented, the 
unfortunate victims of war were saved from actual 
starvation. The interests of the warring countries 
were for the most part looked after by the ambas- 
sadors, ministers and consuls of this country. To 
meet the expenses of this extra service congress 
September 11 appropriated $1,000,000. 



1915 

IN the early part of 1915 a new Russian army 
advanced into East Prussia and had things its 
own way until German troops under Gen. von 
Hindenburg again came to the rescue. In a bat- 
tle lasting several days in the second week of 
February, the Russians were defeated in the Mazu- 
rian lake region losing, it is reported, 30,000 men 
in killed and wounded, and 50,000 taken prisoners. 
In April and May the Germans began an ad- 
vance into the Russian Baltic region from the 



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East Prussian border. This continued steadily, 
the invaders capturing Libau, an important port 
on the Baltic, and other places, the Russians not 
being able to offer effective resistance. 

Invasion of Russian Poland 
Russian Poland was invaded by Austro-Hun- 
garian troops in the first days of the war, but 
they were soon driven out by the czar's southern 
armies. On the last day of August the Austrians 
were badly defeated near Lemberg and two days 
later the Russians entered that city to remain there 
until June 22, 1915, when they were compelled 
to evacuate it. They advanced to the west and 
southwest, coming close to Cracow and occupy- 
ing the principal passes in the Carpathians. Cos- 
sacks rode down into the plain of Hungary, but 
their projected raid on Budapest had to be aban- 
doned when their comrades were forced by re- 
verses elsewhere to retire from the dearly bought 
positions in the passes. 

One of the most brilliant exploits of the Rus- 
sian forces in Galicia was the capture of the fort- 
ress of Przemysl. After a siege lasting seven 
months it surrendered March 22, with its garri- 
son of nearly 120,000 officers and men. Its fall 
had a depressing effect upon the Germanic allies 
and a correspondingly encouraging effect upon the 
Russians, who counted confidently upon the cap- 
ture of Cracow and the invasion of hostile terri- 
tory on the other side of the Carpathians. Fate 
willed it otherwise and the stronghold had to be 
abandoned when the combined German and Aus- 
tro-Hungarian armies began their great drive. 
Przemysl was recaptured by the Austrians June 3, 
but the victors this time found little in the way of 
booty and took few prisoners. 

In January and February, 1915, the fighting 
line before Warsaw was along the Bzura river, 
south of Rawa, thence south to the Pilica river and 
thence east to Ivangorod. Both sides were pro- 
tected by trenches and the battles, while bloody, 
were as indecisive as those in France and Belgium. 
There were numerous encounters in the course 
of the winter and spring along the whole line 
from the Baltic to Bukowina, and the names of 
such places as Tilsit, Kovno, Grodno, Lomza, 
Czenstochowa, Jaroslau, Stanislau, Kolomea, Czer- 
nowitz, Dukla pass, Uszok pass, Stryj, Tarnow, 
Mlawa and Kielce, with those of scores of others, 
became familiar to readers of the war news from 
the east. There were victories and defeats, ad- 
vances and retreats, following each other in rapid 
and bewildering succession. 



Disaster Overtakes Russians 
On the whole the Russians until May had the 
advantage in that they occupied nearly the whole 
of Galicia and Bukowina, and were on the defen- 
sive only on a line not far from their own frontier 
in Russian Poland and the Baltic region. Then 
disaster befell them, chiefly, it was claimed, be- 
cause of lack of artillery, small arms and ammu- 
nition. The Germans and Austro-Hungarians, 
possessing an abundance of these, massed huge 
armies under Field Marshal von Hindenburg, 
Field Marshal von Mackensen, Gen. von Buelow, 
Gen. von Woyrsch and Field Marshal Archduke 
Frederick against the right -and left wings of the 
extended Russian lines. The Germans under Hin- 
denburg advanced to the north of Warsaw, while 
the Austrians under Archduke Frederick assisted 
by Gen. von Mackensen made an onslaught on the 
Russian positions in the neighborhood of the Car- 
pathians in western Galicia. The "drive" was a 
spectacular one, especially in Galicia, where the 
Russians were forced to give up all their con- 
quered territory. They had to abandon succes- 
sively the Dukla and Lupkow passes, Malatow, 
Gorlice and Gromik, losing 100,000 men in prison- 
ers alone. In June they were forced to give up 
Stryj, Radom, Przemysl, Stanislau, Mosciska, Gro- 
dek and Lemberg. In July the Teuton armies had 
driven the Russians entirely out of Galicia and 
back to the last line of forts defending Warsaw. 
Hindenburg and his hosts came back from the 
west and north, and Mackensen and Woyrsch from 
the south and southeast. The Russians made a 
stand at the fortress of Novo Georgievsk on the 
north and Ivangorod on the south. The fortress of 
Ossowetz, farther to the north, which had with- 
stood a siege of many months, also was a rallying 
point for Grand Duke Nicholas"* hard pressed 
forces. 

On August 5 the Germans entered Warsaw and 
captured Ivangorod. Thereafter it was a contin- 
ual retreat by the Russians until finally they made 
a stand at Riga and Dvinsk far to the north in 
the Baltic region. For a time it was thought that 
the Germans would succeed in taking Riga and 
also reach Petrograd. Lengthening communica- 
tions, bad roads and some naval disasters on the 
Baltic prevented this outcome of the campaign. 
The Russian retreat was conducted skillfully by 
Grand Duke Nicholas until he was deposed by the 
czar and sent to Transcaucasia, his place being 
taken by the czar himself with Gen. Russky sec- 
ond in command. In December Gen. Russky was 
also relieved of his command. 

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against her nearest European foes. Late in Decem- 
ber and early in January several Turkish army 
corps invaded the territory of Kars in the south- 
western part of the Caucasus. One column got as 
far as Ardahan to the northwest of Kars, while an- 
other was operating in the vicinity of Sari Kamysh. 
Both these columns were routed, the one at Sari 
Kamysh losing an entire corps consisting of 38,400 
men, who were nearly all captured. The Rus- 
sians inflicted further losses on the Turks at Kara- 
Urganff and Jenikici. Turkish operations in the 
region of the Caucasus were thereafter of a less 
serious character, though 30,000 Ottomans and 
Kurds attempted to invade the Khori-Dilam region, 
close to the borders of the Caucasus and Persia, 
in the latter part of April. The Russians defeated 
them in a two days' battle, the Turks leaving 3,500 
dead on the field. 

The Dardanelles Campaign 
Turkey, as a matter of fact, could not spare 
many troops to fight Russia, as it had its hands 
full in combating strong enemies much nearer 
home. The warships of the allies bombarded 
some of the fortified Turkish positions on the 
coasts late in December and in January, but no 
serious work was attempted until February 19, 
when a combined fleet of British and French war- 
ships began to shell the forts at the Aegean sea en- 
trance to the Dardanelles. These, after a bombard- 
ment lasting until February 26, were finally 
reduced and men were landed at Kum Kale and 
Sedd-el-Bahr. Efforts were made to clear" the 
straits of mines and to reduce the inner forts by 
bombarding them heavily from both sides of the 
Gallipoli peninsula, but it was soon discovered 
that this could not be done without the assistance 
of large forces of infantry. Before this conclusion 
was arrived at the British lost the battle ships Irre- 
sistible and Ocean and the French the battle ship 
Bouvet with many men. The vessels were said 
to have been sunk by torpedoes from shore. 

Strong forces of British, Australian and French 
troops, with the co-operation of the naval forces, 
succeeded in making a landing April 25, at sever- 
al points at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, 
suffering heavy casualties in so doing. Here they 
maintained themselves for a considerable time, 
though fiercely attacked by large Turkish forces 
with German officers and bombarded by heavy 
artillery. They inflicted a number of severe de- 
feats on the foe and progressed slowly in the 
direction of Krithia and the fortress of Achi Baba. 
They lost more than 40,000 men in killed, wound- 
ed and missing. In May the British battle ships 
Goliath, Triumph and Majestic were torpedoed 



and sunk. The British land operations on the 
peninsula were under command of Gen. Sir. Ian 
Hamilton. Gen. Liman von Sanders, a German, 
was in command of the Turks until he was wound- 
ed. Gen. H. J. E. Gouraud, commander of the 
French expeditionary force, was also wounded. 

In August a landing was made at Suvla bay 
and considerable ground was taken, but the move- 
ment eventually proved a failure, and the soldiers 
were re-embarked and taken elsewhere. The 
British and French lost more than 100,000 men 
in their operations on the Gallipoli peninsula. 

Deadlock in the West 
Though a number of bloody battles were fought 
on the western front in the course of the year, 
the line remained nearly as it was at the close 
of 1914. Here and there the British and French 
advanced a few miles at the cost of thousands of 
men killed or wounded, and at tremendous expendi- 
ture of ammunition; on one or two occasions the 
Germans did the same, but there was never any 
substantial gain. The fiercest conflicts of the year 
on this front were at Soissons, January 8-13; at 
Neuve Chapelle, March 10, 11 and 12; at Ypres, 
April 23-28, and at Champagne in the last days 
of September and the first days of October. 

Entrance of Italy Into War 
Italy, after remaining neutral nearly ten months, 
declared war on Austria-Hungary May 24, 1915. 
Though a member of the triple alliance, Italy con- 
sidered that Austria-Hungary had broken the 
treaty by making an unjust war on Serbia. May 
4 Italy itself formally renounced the alliance after 
vainly attempting to secure certain concessions 
from Austria-Hungary. These were: The exten- 
sion of the Italian boundary in Trentino, a new 
boundary on the Isonzo, special provision for 
Trieste, the surrender of certain islands of the 
Curzolari archipelago, the abandonment of Italian 
claims in Albania, the recognition of the Italian 
possession of Aylona and the islands in the Aegean 
sea, which Italy occupied in its war with Turkey. 
Prince von Buelow, on behalf of Germany, made 
strong efforts to induce Italy to remain neutral, 
but Austria-Hungary was obstinate and nullified 
his work by failing to meet the Italian demands 
except to a very unsatisfactory extent. There 
was also a strong feeling among the people that 
the British, French and Russians were fighting 
the battles of democracy and defending the rights 
of the smaller nations. 

Having decided upon its course of action, Italy 
formally joined the triple entente on equal terms, 
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of something like 1,000,000 men, which had been 
kept in readiness for months, were set in motion 
under the leadership of Lieut.-Gen. Cadorna, chief 
of staff, and of King Victor Emmanuel himself. 
The first step was to throw a strong force of in- 
fantry and cavalry across the Austro-Hungarian 
frontier and occupy a stretch of territory along the 
River Isonzo. They took Caporetto, Cormons, Cer- 
vignano and Terzo and subsequently captured Mon- 
falcone and besieged Goritz and Malborgeth. The 
Austrian positions, strong by nature, had been 
heavily fortified and progress was necessarily slow 
and costly. The Alpine regiments in the Italian 
army performed surprising feats in taking some of 
these positions by climbing the high peaks dominat- 
ing them. The Italians spared the towns as much 
as possible, as the majority of the inhabitants 
were of their own race, and directed their atten- 
tion chiefly to attacking the Austrian troops in 
such a manner as to do little damage to property. 
The fighting along the Isonzo continued with heavy 
losses on both sides, but with the Italians taking 
the initiative and going forward steadily. This 
was also true of their advance along Lake Garda 
in the direction of Trent. The Italians fought well 
and accomplished some remarkable feats in cap- 
turing difficult positions, but up to the close of 
the year neither side had won a decisive victory. 

Defeat in Mesopotamia 
Numerous encounters between British-Indian 
troops advancing up the Tigris and Euphrates val- 
leys in Mesopotamia and Turkish troops sent from 
Bagdad and Constantinople took place in the spring 
and later in the year. In April a Turkish force of 
from 15,000 to 20,000 was badly defeated near 
Shaiba. The battle was considered of importance 
in that it placed the British in possession of that 
part of Mesopotamia through which the projected 
German railway from Bagdad to the Persian gulf 
was to run. In July the British won another vic- 
tory at Sukesh-Sheyukh on the Euphrates river. 
They advanced until they were close to Bagdad, 
but in October they were attacked by a strong 
force of Turks and driven back as far a Kut-el- 
Amara. 

Fighting Near Suez Canal 
In January the Turks assembled considerable 
forces on the Sinai peninsula for the purpose of 
taking or destroying the Suez canal. They were 
led by Djemel Pasha and they carried with them 
a number of pontoons with which to cross the 
canal. They succeeded in crossing the desert and 
early in the morning of Feb. 3 attacked along the 
greater part of the eastern canal front between 



Serapeum and Toussoum. The Britsh had been 
advised of their approach and met them with such 
a deadly fire that they were compelled to flee at 
all points, leaving 400 killed and 600 prisoners. 
It was estimated that the attacking party numbered 
12,000 men, who were supported by six batteries. 
The main attack was at Toussoum, but there was 
also an assault at El Kantara, which was easily 
repulsed. The British loss was small, while the 
total casualties of the Turks on the expedition 
were about 3,000. No further attacks were made on 
the canal, though it was reported that mines had 
done some damage to shipping. 

Massacres by Turks 
Turkish forces occupied Tabriz, capital of the 
province of Azerbaijan, Persia, in January, for 
the purpose of making it a base for attacking the 
Russian positions in the province of Erivan, north 
of the Persian border and south of Tiflis. Taking 
advantage of the warlike situation, bands of Kurds 
and in some instances Turks began making raids 
on the Christian population of the Urumiah dis- 
trict, killing hundreds. It was later estimated that 
between 5,000 and 10,000 persons had met their 
death by violence or by starvation in their efforts 
to escape. Safety came only when the Russians 
reoccupied Tabriz at the end of the month. Thous- 
ands were saved by taking refuge in the American 
mission stations under the protection of the Amer- 
ican flag. 

Uprising in South Africa 
In October, 1914, an uprising by German sym- 
pathizers, led by Col. Solomon G. Maritz, Gen. 
Christian R. DeWet, Gen. Christian F. Beyers and 
others, occured in the Union of South Africa. Gen. 
Louis Botha, premier, and Gen. J. C. Smuts, min- 
ister of defense, remained loyal and after a cam- 
paign lasting into January routed the rebels and 
captured most of their leaders. Gen. Botha then 
turned his attention to German Southwest Africa, 
and here, too, after a strenuous campaign ending 
July 9, 1915, he succeeded in capturing all the 
German military forces and taking possession for 
Great Britain of a territory having an area of 
322,450 square miles. Other British forces were 
operating against the Kamerun and German East 
Africa, the only colonies remaining to Germany. 
Before the conquest of German Southwest Africa 
Germany had lost to Australia and Japan all its 
possessions in the Pacific ocean. 

Bulgaria Helps to Crush Serbia 
.Bulgaria, after making a bargain with Turkey 
for certain territorial and railway concessions, cast 
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declared war on Serbia. That country, after its 
successful campaign a;gainst the Austrians in 1914, 
was exhausted and was moreover attacked by a 
severe epidemic of typhus fever. It remained at 
peace for eight or nine months, in which time 
it reorganized its army to some extent and with 
anything like an even chance might have put up 
another successful fight. But Serbia had only about 
200,000 men to pit against 600,000 Austrians, Ger- 
mans and Bulgarians, well equipped with heavy 
guns and an abundance of ammunition and other 
supplies. The result was a foregone conclusion. 
After a campaign of about six weeks almost the en- 
tire country was in the hands of the enemy, the 
army was scattered and tlie king and government 
officials were in flight. 

With a view of helping the Serbians, French 
and British troops were landed in Saloniki, Greece, 
early in the fall, but they were not strong enough 
to accomplish anything. 

Greece managed to keep out of the war, though 
subjected to great pressure on both sides. As in 
Bulgaria, popular sympathy seemed to be with the 
allies, but the royal faimilies and military chiefs 
were with the Germans at heart. M. Venizelos, the 
leading statesman of Greece and the strongest 
friend of the entente, was in power from June to 
October, but was then practically forced out by 
King Constantine, who did not approve of the 
premier's pro-ally policy. 

War on the Sea 

Jan. 24, 1915, a fight occurred in the North 
sea between a British squadron under command 
of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty and a German 
squadron, the most important result of which was 
the sinking of the German cruiser Bluecher with 
heavy loss of life. No other general encounters 
occurred between the fleets, the bulk of the British 
navy being kept in reserve to the north of Scot- 
land, while the most powerful vessels of the Ger- 
man navy were sheltered in the Kiel canal or its 
vicinity. 

The cruiser Dresden, after escaping from the 
battle at the Falkland islands, was sunk by British 
warships at Juan Fernandez island in the Pacific 
March 14, 1915. The Karlsruhe was bottled up 
in the Rufiji river. East Africa, Oct. 30, 1914, and 
was finally destroyed July 11, 1915. The Prinz 
Eitel Friedrich and the Kronprinz Wilhelm took 
refuge at Newport News, Va., March 10 and April 
11, respectively, and were interned for the remain- 
der of the war. 

Floating mines planted by the belligerents in 
the North Sea and other waters caused many dis- 



asters, especially to merchant vessels, those flying 
neutral flags included. They were less effective 
against ships of war, as these took greater pre- 
cautions. 

Activity of the Submarines 
Submarines played a conspicuous part in the 
war at sea, and also in diplomatic controversies 
arising from the manner in which they were used 
in violation of international law. German under- 
sea craft torpedoed and sank the British battle 
ships Formidable, Triumph and Majestic; the 
cruisers Pathfinder, Aboukir, Cressy, Hogue and 
Hermes; the auxiliary cruisers Oceanic and Bayano 
and various other naval ships. The undersea craft 
winning the most renown in this work were the 
U-29, commanded by Capt. Otto Weddingen, and 
the U-51, commanded by Capt. Otto Hersing. The 
latter submarine traveled 5,000 miles from Ger- 
many to the Dardanelles, where it sank two British 
battle ships. The former, after destroying three 
British cruisers and a considerable number of mer- 
chant vessels, was itself sunk in March by a British 
vessel. The French, Italians and Russians also 
suffered from the activities of German and Austro- 
Hungarian submarines. The French lost the cruiser 
Leon Gambetta, the Italians the cruisers yWalfi 
and Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Russians the bat- 
tle ship Panteleimon and the cruiser Pallada. On 
the other hand, British submarines destroyed the 
German cruiser Hela, the Turkish cruiser Medjidieh 
and battleship Messoudieh. An English undersea 
boat caused the destruction of Turkish craft not 
only in the Sea of Marmora but in the harbor of 
Constantinople itself. 

It was, however, in the destruction of merchant 
vessels that the submarines showed the greatest 
activity. There being no German freight or pas- 
senger vessels on the seas anywhere after the first 
week or two of the war, the victims of the under- 
sea terrors were necessarily craft belonging to other 
nations. Britain naturally suffered the most, its 
merchant fleet being the largest in the world and 
its ports beipg near Germany; but the other bel- 
ligerent countries had to pay their share of the 
toll. The German submarine warfare was not con- 
fined to attacks upon the vessels of the countries 
with which the empire was at war. They extended 
in numerous cases to vessels belonging to neutral 
countries, when such craft ventured into the so 
called "war zone," covering the waters about the 
coasts of the British Isles, France, Germany, Rus- 
sia and Italy. Scores of ships belonging to Nor- 
way, Sweden, Holland, Denmark and the United 
States were sent to the bottom in the North Sea, 
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in some cases without warning and without giving 
the crews a chance to escape with their lives. 

Reply to Starvation Policy 

Germany held that it was justified in adopting 
this mode of warfare, because Great Britain had 
blockaded German ports and was attempting to 
starve the people of the empire by preventing the 
admission of food supplies, either directly or 
through the Scandinavian countries and Holland. 
Feb. 4 the German government issued a proclama- 
tion declaring the waters surrounding Great Britain 
and Ireland, including the whole English channel, 
to be a war zone. "On and after Feb. 18, 1915," 
continued the proclamation, "every enemy mer- 
chant ship found in the said war zone will be 
destroyed without its being always possible to avert 
the dangers threatening the crews and passengers 
on that account. Even neutral ships are exposed 
to danger in the war zone, as, in view of the mis- 
use of neutral flags ordered on Jan. 31 by the Brit- 
ish government and the accidents of naval war, it 
cannot always be avoided to strike even neutral 
ships in attacks that are directed at enemy ships." 

Between Feb. 18 and July 30 more than 300 
merchant vessels had fallen victims to the German 
submarines. This included steamers and sailing 
craft ranging in size from the 32,000 ton Lusitania 
to fishing boats. The number of noncombatants 
losing their lives in this warfare was nearly 2,000. 

When Germany issued the proclamation of 
Feb. 4 the United States, through Secretary of 
State William J. Bryan, notified Germany that "if 
commanders of German vessels of war should act 
upon the presumption that the flag of the United 
States was not being used in good faith and should 
destroy on the high seas an American vessel or the 
lives of American citizens, it would be difficult for 
the government of the United States to view the 
act in any other light than as an indefensible vio- 
lation of neutral rights which it would be very 
hard to reconcile with the friendly relations now 
so happily subsisting between the two governments. 
If such a deplorable situation should arise the 
imperial German government can readily appre- 
ciate that the government of the United States 
would be constrained to hold the imperial German 
government to a strict accountability for such acts 
of their naval authorities and to take any steps 
it might be necessary to take to safeguard Amer- 
ican lives and property and to secure to Amer- 
can citizens the full enjoyment of the acknowl- 
edged rights on the high seas." 

Sinking of the^ Lusitania 

This plain statement of the position taken by 
the American government apparently had no effect 
on the German submarine policy, as the American 

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vessel Gulflight was torpedoed May 1, as a result 
of which two or more American citizens met their 
death, and the liner Lusitania, on which it was 
known that a large number of Americans were pas- 
sengers, was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of 
Ireland May 7. More than 1,000 persons, of whom 
102 were Americans, lost their lives on that occa- 
sion. The world was horrified that a passenger 
ship carrying such a large number of noncombat- 
ants, including women and children, should be 
sent to the bottom without a moment's warning by 
an unseen craft. 

President Wilson on May 13 addressed a note 
to the German government calling attention to the 
position taken by the United States with regard to 
the German war zone proclamation of Feb. 4 and 
asking the German government to take immediate 
steps to prevent the recurrence of anything so ob- 
viously subversive of the principle of warfare for 
which it had previously contended. 

"The imperial German government," read the 
closing paragraph of the note, "will not expect 
the government of the United States to omit any 
word or act necessary' to the performance of its 
sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United 
States and of safeguarding their free exercise and 
enjoyment." 

Contention of Germany 

It was contended by the German government 
that it had the right to destroy the Lusitania be- 
cause it carried war supplies. It was also pointed 
out that Americans had been warned by advertise- 
ments inserted in leading newspapers in the Unit- 
ed States that it would be dangerous to take passage 
on the vessel. The claim was further made that the 
Lusitania was armed with concealed cannon, but 
this was emphatically denied by the port author- 
ities of New York. 

In the correspondence which followed Presi- 
dent Wilson contended that the principles of 
humanity and international law must be main- 
tained in spite of the fact, upon which Germany 
laid stress, that the invention of the submarine 
had created a new situation to which recognized 
international law was not applicable. The presi- 
dent insisted that citizens of the United States 
had the right to travel in safety upon the mer- 
chant vessels of belligerent nations and that such 
vessels could not be sunk under any circumstances 
until the safety of those on board had been as- 
sured. In his note dated July 21 the president, 
after impressing upon the German government the 
necessity for a scrupulous observance of neutral 
rights, concluded: 

"Friendship itself prompts it (the government 
of the United States) to say to the imperial gov- 



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ernment that the repetition by the commanders 
of German naval vessels of acts in contravention 
of those rights must be regarded by the govern- 
ment of the United States, when they affect Ameri- 
can citizens, as deliberately unfriendly." 

These and other notes which were exchanged 
resulted in a promise by Germany that no more 
liners should be sunk, but the promise was not 
kept. 

Gushing and Falaba Incidents 
Diplomatic correspondence with Germany was 
also had concerning an attack April 28 by a Ger- 
man airplane on the American steamer Gush- 
ing; the torpedoing of the British steamship Fala- 
ba, March 27, by which at least one American life 
was lost; the torpedoing of the American steamship 
Nebraskan on the evening of May 25 and the des- 
truction of the American steamship William P. Frye 
on January 28, by the German armed cruiser 
Prinz Eitel Friedrich. In the last named case it 
was contended by the United States and admitted 
by Germany that the sinking of the ship was in 
contravention of the Prussian-American treaties 
of 1799 and 1828, which provided that contraband 
belonging to the subjects or citizens of either party 
cannot be confiscated by the other in any case, but 
only detained or used in consideration of pay- 
ment of the full value of the same. Germany 
insisted, however, that the case should be sub- 
mitted to the German prize court, and to this the 
United States refused its consent. In this connec- 
tion it is of interest to note that another American 
steamer, the American ship Leelanaw, carrying a 
cargo of flax, was sunk off the Orkney islands July 
25 by a German submarine after it had taken off 
the crew. The case was held by the American 
authorities to be identical with that of the Wil- 
liam P. Frye. 

Germany entered a protest April 11 against 
the exportation of munitions of war from the 
United States to the entente powers. This it de- 
clared to be contrary to the spirit of true neutral- 
ity. In reply the American government maintained 
that any change in its own laws of neutrality 
which would affect unequally the relations of the 
United States with the nations at war would be an 
unjustifiable departure from the strict neutrality 
by which it had sought to direct its actions. In 
other words, the United States could not be re- 
sponsible for the fact that the German empire, 
owing to Britain's command of the sea was un- 
able to import war supplies from the United 
States. 



Resignation of Mr. Bryan 

Owing to a difference of opinion as to the 
proper manner of conducting the diplomatic cor- 
respondence with the belligerent nations and es- 
pecially with Germany concerning the Lusitania 
case, the American secretary of state, William 
Jennings Bryan, resigned his position June 8. He 
maintained that both he and President Wilson de- 
sired to keep the United States from becoming 
embroiled in the European war, but that they 
disagreed as to methods. Mr. Bryan was succeed- 
ed by Robert Lansing, counselor of the state de- 
partment. 

British interference with American commerce, 
not only with Germany and Austria-Hungary, but 
with neutral countries, by the seizure and deten- 
tion of ships under its "orders in council" led to 
much correspondence between the state department 
in Washington and the foreign office in London. 
This covered a wide and intricate field and the 
views expressed appeared at times to be irrecon- 
cilable. American exporters were annoyed by 
the delays they experienced in the British prize 
court, while British officials held that matters were 
expedited as much as possible and that there was 
less complaint from American business men and 
bankers than from government officials and inter- 
national lawyers. The correspondence was con- 
ducted with moderation and restraint and there 
was no hint that the differences could ?iot be amic- 
ably adjusted through the ordinary diplomatic 
channels. 

Cases calling for the exchange of notes included 
those of the Wilhelmina, which, with its cargo of 
foodstuffs destined for the civil population of 
Germany, was seized by Britain; of the Greenbrier, 
which was similarly seized with a cargo of cotton, 
and of the Dacia, also loaded with cotton. The 
last named vessel, with its cargo, was subsequently 
seized by the French authorities, but the owners 
of boat and cargo received satisfactory compensa- 
tion. 

Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, a former colonial 
secretary in the German foreign office, was engaged 
in presenting the German side of the European 
war to the people of this country. Some remarks 
made by him after the sinking of the Lusitania 
aroused criticism of a kind which led him to end 
his mission here and return to Berlin. 

Plots in the United States 

Not all of the international troubles of the 

Washington authorities were occasioned by deeds 

on the other side of the Atlantic. Many originated 

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official representatives of the belligerent nations and 
of the machinations of self-appointed agents of 
these countries. Some of the mischief-makers were 
undoubtedly men in whom love of the land of 
their birth was greater than love of the land of 
their adoption and who thought they were doing 
their fatherland a service by burning or blowing 
up munition factories. Still others were danger- 
ous cranks such as come to the surface in all times 
of popular excitement. 

Early on the morning of February 2 an at- 
tempt was made to blow up with dynamite the 
international bridge between Vanceboro, Maine, 
and New Brunswick, Canada. Werner Horn, 
claiming to be a German reservist, was arrested. 
He admitted the act and tried to justify it on the 
ground that his country was at war with Canada. 
He was held on the technical charge of illegally 
transporting explosives. 

Frank Holt, also known as Erich Muenter, an 
educator, attempted to blow up the capitol in 
Washington, D. C, July 2, and on the following 
day tried to kill J. Pierpont Morgan, the financier, 
at Glen Cove, L. I. Both attempts were failures; 
the damage to the capitol was slight and Mr. Mor- 
gan's wounds proved not serious. The motive al- 
leged in each case was to put an end to the war 
in Europe. Holt, who seemed to be mentally un- 
balanced, was arrested, but on the night of July 
6 he committed suicide by throwing himself to the 
ground floor of the Mineola (L. I.) jail from a 
height of twenty feet. It was learned that he had 
been making fire bombs which, on being hidden 
in vessels, would cause them to burn at sea. 

On October 24, two Germans were arrested near 
New York city while they were testing explosives 
in a secluded wood. One of them gave the name 
of Robert Fay and said that he was a lieutenant 
in the German army. He claimed that he came to 
New York at the insta;nce of the German secret 
service to develop means of blowing up munition 
ships leaving New York for Europe. Four other 
men were arrested and all were subsequently in- 
dicted for conspiracy. 

Charles C. Crowley, a private detective, was 
arrested in San Francisco, Calif., November 26, 
charged with plotting to dynamite ships carrying 
munitions to the allies. 

Karl Buenz and a number of other officials 
of the Hamburg-American line were placed on 
trial in New York city in November on the charge 
of conspiracy to deceive and defraud the United 
States by dispatching ships with supplies to Ger- 
man cruisers at sea in the early part of the war. 
They were found guilty and sentenced to prison 
terms. 



Dumba, Von Papen and Boy-ed 

Constantin Dumba, ambassador of Austria- 
Hungary to the United States, was understood to 
be particularly active in fomenting strikes in Amer- 
ican munition factories, but positive proof was 
lacking until James J. F. Archibald, an American 
war correspondent, was detained by the British 
naval authorities at Falmouth, England, when he 
arrived there August 30 on his way to Germany 
and Austria. Among the papers found on him 
was one from Constantin Dumba addressed to 
Baron Stephan Burian, the Austro-Hungarian min- 
ister of foreign affairs. In this letter the ambas- 
sador wrote, among other things: 

"It is my impression that we can disorganize 
and hold up for months, if not entirely prevent, 
the manufacture of munitions in Bethlehem and 
the middle west, which, in the opinion of the Ger- 
man military attache, is of great importance and 
amply outweighs the expenditure of money in- 
volved." 

Because of the statements made in this letter, 
and also because he employed as a messenger an 
American citizen carrying American passports, the 
recall of Ambassador Dumba was asked by the 
United States government, and after some delay 
the demand was complied with by the Vienna 
authorities. 

Capt. von Papen, the German naval attache, also 
lost standing in Washington by the publication of 
one of his letters found in the possession of Mr. 
Archibald. Referring to the sinking of the Arabic, 
Capt. von Papen wrote: 

"I always say to these idiotic Yankees that 
they had better hold their tongues." 

It was not until later in the year, or December 
3, to be exact, that Capt. von Papen and Capt. 
Boy-ed, the German military attache, were de- 
clared no longer acceptable to the government in 
Washington. Their recall followed as a matter of 
course, though, as they were the personal appointees 
of Emperor William, their enforced departure 
caused a sensation both in this country and in 
Europe. 

Raids by Zeppelins 
Many raids by Zeppelin dirigibles were made 
over the eastern counties of England in the course 
of the year. In all 177 persons were killed and 
384 injured, the victims in practically all instances 
being civilians, including women and children. The 
property loss was considerable. The most serious 
raid was that of October 13, when the central part 
of London was bombarded, with a loss of fifty- 
six killed and 114 injured. From a military point 
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Execution of Edith Cavell 
Miss Edith Cavell, an English nurse, was 
arrested by the Germans in Brussels, Belgium, 
August 5, and was executed October 12, after hav- 
ing been convicted of assisting fugitive British 
and French soldiers to escape from Belgium. 
Brand Whitlock, American minister to Belgium, 
and his assistants made every effort to save her 
life, but their pleas were ignored. 

In December, 1915, Gen. Sir John French, com- 
mander of the British forces in France was re- 
called to England, and his place given to Gen. Sir 
Douglas Haig. Gen. Joffre, the commander in 
chief of the French, was given greater authority 
and began to make many changes among the divi- 
sion generals in the field. 



1916 

THE outstanding features of the war in 1916 
were these: The struggle for the possession 
of Verdun, the battle of the Somme, the naval 
battle on the North sea off Jutland, the great Rus- 
sian offensive in Galicia and Bukowina, the con- 
quest by the Germans of Roumania, which had 
entered the struggle on the side of the allies, the 
restoration of the Polish kingdom by Germany, 
and the death by drowning of Earl Kitchener, the 
great military organizer. 

Struggle for Verdun 

It is probable that the desire of the Germans 
to take Verdun was based upon the moral effect 
which such a victory would have, and not upon 
the military value of the position. It is equally 
probable that the same reason impelled the French 
to defend the fortress so heroically and success- 
fully. Defeat at this point would have discour- 
aged soldiers and citizens, though it might not 
have impaired the line of defense to any serious 
extent. Fighting in this region began February 
22, and with temporary intermissions continued 
until the end of the year. It was continuous or 
nearly so until September, though the attacks of 
the Germans were less determined than they were 
before the battle of the Somme began in July. 
At the beginning of September the Germans were 
within about three miles of Verdun itself and 
shells fell into the city regularly. 

Then on September 9, the French made a 
swift advance and recaptured Fort Douamont, 
one of the strongest of the outer forts. This was 
followed five weeks later by another rapid advance 
which brought back into French possession nearly 
all the territory east of Verdun lost to the Ger- 



mans since February. How many lives were lost 
and how many men were maimed for life in this 
region in the course of the year cannot be told, 
as no reliable figures were made public, but the 
number must have been appallingly great. Prob- 
ably no other area of similar size on any of the 
battle fronts has been more thoroughly drenched 
in human blood. 

Battle of the Somme 
Partly to relieve the pressure on Verdun and 
partly to take the initiative from the enemy the 
British and French began a vigorous offensive 
north and south of the Somme river, July 1. It 
was preceded by a severe bombardment, which 
caused much havoc among the German trenches, 
and when the infantry moved forward the resist- 
ance, at least at the start, was comparatively weak. 
The allies advanced over a thirty mile front to 
a depth of a mile or more. In the course of the 
following weeks and months progress was made 
from time to time until the allies reached a line 
running parallel with the road between Peronne 
and Baupaume. In some places they even crossed 
that road. German defensive works, which had 
taken more than a year to construct and which 
were supposed to be impregnable, were battered 
down by the heavy guns of the allies until they 
could no longer be successfully held. 

Greatest Naval Battle in History 
What is generally recognized as the greatest 
naval battle in history was fought between the 
main British and German fleets on the North sea 
fifty miles west of Jutland May 31. It was by no 
means a decisive encounter, as both sides claimed 
the victory. The losses were heavier on the British 
side both in ships and men, but it was claimed 
that relatively the German loss was the more 
serious. The tonnage of British ships lost was 
114,100, while that of the German ships lost was 
63,015. In men the British lost 6,104 killed and 
513 wounded, the Germans 2,414 dead and 449 
missing. Both fleets returned to their bases for 
repairs and both in the course of a few weeks 
were ready for another encounter. The Germans 
sent out several raiding squadrons, which did some 
damage, but the main fleet remained in its home 
port and the British remained in control of the 
sea until the end of the war. 

Britain Loses Kitchener 
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, British secretary 
of state for war, met an untimely death June 5 
when he and his staff were on their way to Rus- 
sia. The cruiser Hampshire struck a mine or 



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was torpedoed while passing the Orkney islands. 
A heavy sea was running and such boats as were 
launched were smashed or swamped. Only a dozen 
men who clung to a raft escaped with their lives. 
Earl Kitchener went down to death with the others 
on the ship. His death was greatly regretted by 
the allies, but it was also felt that the better part 
of his work as an organizer had been completed. 

Russia Takes Initiative 

During the winter and spring of the year, the 
Russians, who, in the fall of 1915 had been driven 
out of Galicia, Bukowina and a part of the 
northwestern provinces, reorganized and re- 
equipped their armies, which, under the able lead- 
ership of Gen. BrussilofF, began a sudden offen- 
sive resulting in the recovery of a considerable part 
of the lost territory in the southwest and the cap- 
ture of a large number of prisoners. The whole 
of Bukowina was taken and in Galicia the Rus- 
sians came within a short distance of Lemberg 
before they were stopped. On the northern part 
of the front there was little change, the lines on 
both sides being thinly held while greater opera- 
tions were in progress elsewhere. 

Grand Duke Nicholas carried on a successful 
campaign in the Caucausus and Armenia, captur- 
ing among other places the important towns of 
Trebizond, Erzerum, Baiburt, Bitlis and Erzingan. 

Kut-el-Amara Disaster 

Two reverses were suffered by the British in 
the east, Maj. Gen. Charles Townshead, with a 
force of about 12,000 men, was forced to sur- 
render by the Turks at Kut-el-Amara in Mesopo- 
tamia April 29. Prior to that the British had to 
evacuate the Gallipoli peninsula, where so many 
lives were lost in 1915 in an attempt to get com- 
mand of the Dardanelles. 

Several attempts were made by the Turks to 
approach the Suez canal, but all were disastrous 
failures. In Africa the Germans managed to re- 
tain some remote sections of their colony of East 
Africa, but otherwise their possessions in the dark 
continent passed into enemy hands. 

In the Saloniki region the event of the year 
was the return of the rehabilitated Serbian army, 
which with French, British and Italian help, recap- 
tured the city of Monastir November 19. Rus- 
sians assisted in the Macedonia campaign and also 
on the front in France. 

Italians Lose and Win 
On the Austro-Italian front there were two 
movements of importance. One was by the Aus- 
trian forces which, beginning May 15, drove the 



Italian troops to their own frontier. The latter, 
under the direct command of Gen. Codorna, ral- 
lied and not only stopped the Austrians, but drove 
them back about to the line from which they 
had started. The other movement was by the 
Italians, who took the Austrian trenches along the 
Isonzo river and finally, on August 9, took Goritz 
by assault. Later they occupied a number of strong 
positions on the Carso plateau and threatened 
Trieste with capture. 

Roumania Meets Serbia's Fate 

Roumania declared war on Austria-Hungary 
August 27 because among other things the dual 
empire had violated its assurance that the war 
against Serbia was not inspired by a spirit of con- 
quest for territorial gains. Generally the people 
of Roumania were in sympathy with the allied 
cause and there was also a desire to incorporate 
the Roumanian part of Transylvania into the king- 
dom. Immediately after declaring war the Rou- 
manian authorities sent their armies across the 
Carpathians into Transylvania, where Krondstadt, 
Hermannstadt and various other towns were taken. 
This success was merely temporary, for the Ger- 
mans under Field Marshal von Mackensen invaded 
Roumania from the south, east and north and 
advanced with such rapidity that by December 6 
they took possession of the capital, Bukharest, and 
all but annihilated the defending armies. Jassy 
was made the temporary capital of Romnania. 
Polish Kingdom "Restored" 

Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph 
issued a manifesto November 5 proclaiming the 
restoration of a hereditary monarchy and consti- 
tutional government for the Polish districts taken 
from Russia. Subsequently Archduke Carl Stephen 
of Austria was chosen to be regent of the new 
state. 

Venizelists Join Allies 

Greece was divided into two camps. The royal- 
ists, led by King Constantine, favored the central 
powers, while a large proportion of the people, 
with the statesman Venizelos at their head, sym- 
pathized with the entente. The Venizelists set up 
a provisional government, organizing regiments of 
troops and after declaring war on Germany took 
an active part in the fighting in Macedonia. The 
allies gradually deprived King Constantine of 
power to do harm and to enforce their demands 
upon him they declared a blockade of all the ports 
of Greece. 

Ireland Scene of Revolt 

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a serious revolt in Ireland. This uprising, which 
seems to have been fostered mainly by the Sinn 
Fein society and to have had assistance from cer- 
tain sources in America and Germany, lasted one 
week, or from Monday, April 24, to Sunday, May 1. 
It was confined to Dublin and one or two smaller 
places and was suppressed without great difficulty, 
but not until some 300 persons had been killed 
and more than 1,000 wounded. In Dublin 179 
buildings were burned and wrecked by shells, the 
value of the property destroyed amounting to $15,- 
000,000. About 1,000 of the insurgents were cap- 
tured and fifteen of the leaders were executed after 
trials by court-martial. Many others were sen- 
tenced to various terms of imprisonment. Among 
those executed were Padraic H. Pearse, provisional 
president of the proposed Irish republic, Thomas 
J. Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett, 
John McBride and Edmund Kent. 

One of the most prominent men connected with 
the revolt in Ireland was Sir Roger Casement, a 
former consular official, but a resident of Germany 
after the beginning of the war. He induced the 
German government to send him with a cargo of 
arms to Ireland, but on arriving there April 21, 
he was arrested and the vessel carrying the arms 
was sunk to avoid capture. He was tried for 
treason, found guilty and executed in Pentonville 
jail August 3. 

Zeppelins Raid England 

Zeppelins continued to raid England at inter- 
vals, confining their operations chiefly to the sea- 
coast counties, but occasionally getting as far in- 
land as London, and as far north as Scotland. They 
killed some 200 civilians and destroyed some pro- 
perty, but caused no appreciable military damage. 
The defensive air service of Britain showed a 
marked improvement and several of the raiding 
Zeppelins were brought to earth or sea in flames, 
their crews perishing under the most appalling 
conditions. In the course of the year more than 
a dozen of the German dirigible ships were de- 
stroyed and a number of others were wrecked by 
storms. 

On all the fronts the work of the airmen was 
an important feature of the year's campaigns. Their 
aid in directing artillery fire was invaluable and 
their raids on enemy bases, railroad and ammuni- 
tion depots were in numerous cases successful. 
Among the noted airmen who lost their lives were 
Immelmann, Wintgens, Mulzer and Boelke, Ger- 
mans, and Chapman, Rockwell and Prince, Ameri- 
cans fighting for France. 



French and Belgian Deportations 
In April and May some 25,000 French women 
and girls were forcibly taken from their homes in 
Lille, Turcoing and Roubaix and sent by the Ger- 
man authorities to work in the harvest fields and 
factories in the Aisne and Ardennes districts. In 
October the German authorities in Belgium began 
forcibly removing able-bodied men from their 
homes and sending them into Germany to do such 
work as might be assigned to them. This raised 
an outcry not only throughout Belgium but through- 
out the civilized world, but it had no effect on the 
policy adopted by Germany, and defended by it 
as necessary to counteract the evil effects of un- 
employment. President Wilson, in a note present- 
ed to the German foreign office November 29, 
strongly protested against these deportations. 

Execution of Capt. Fryatt 
One of the painful events of the year was the 
execution in Bruges, Belgium, July 27, of Capt. 
Charles Fryatt, commander of a British steamship. 
He had been captured with his ship and was tried 
on the charge of attempting, though a noncom- 
batant, to ram a German submarine. He was 
found guilty and shot. 

"Tanks," or armored tractors, made their ap- 
pearance in the battle of the Somme and proved 
successful. It was a British invention which took 
the Germans by surprise and caused no little com- 
motion among them. The so called tanks or land 
ships ran over all kinds of obstacles and even 
crossed trenches. Ordinary rifles and machine 
guns were ineffective against them. 

Merchant Marine Suffers Heavily 
Germany continued its submarine warfare not 
only against the merchant vessels of the entente 
powers but against those of neutral countries as 
well. Norway, which is a maritime nation, was a 
heavy loser, and at one time when its coasts were 
virtually blockaded by the underwater boats it 
looked as though friendly relations with Ger- 
many might have to be discontinued. Complaint 
was general that even when the crews of the ves- 
sels destroyed were given time to take to small 
boats they were often left far out at sea, exposed to 
great peril and hardship. It was also charged 
that in numerous cases, contrary to the promises 
made by the German government, merchant and 
passenger vessels were torpedoed without warning, 
involving in some instances a considerable loss of 
life. The operations of the German "U" boats 
extended from the Arctic ocean to the Mediter- 
ranean, and from the eastern to the western 
boundary of the Atlantic. Some German and 



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Austrian vessels were sunk by entente submarines, 
but they were comparatively few, owing to scarcity 
of Teutonic ships venturing out upon the seas. 

Break with Germany Near 
Germany's submarine policy which came near 
causing a break in the friendly relations of the 
empire with the United States after the sinking 
of the Lusitania May 7, 1915, again brought about 
a critical situation when on March 24, 1916, the 
French channel steamer Sussex was torpedoed 
without warning. About eighty of the 325 passen- 
gers aboard were killed or wounded, the victims 
including a number of Americans. The circum- 
stances were patiently investigated and it was 
established beyond a doubt even to the satisfaction 
of the German authorities that the channel steamer 
had been attacked without warning. Feeling ran 
high and on April 19 President Wilson appeared 
before congress in joint session, explained the 
situation in detail and announced that unless Ger- 
many changed its method of dealing with passen- 
ger and freight vessels the American government 
would have no choice but to sever diplomatic 
relations with the German government. 

Germany's response to the speech was an an- 
nouncement made May 4 that no more merchant 
vessels would be "sunk without warning and with- 
out saving human lives." The reply was accepted 
as satisfactory and the crisis ended, though numer- 
ous cases arose after that requiring investigations 
by the agents of the American government as to 
whether the promise made to it by Germany had 
been kept or disregarded. The torpedoing by a 
German submarine of three British, one Norwe- 
gian and one Dutch vessel off the Rhode Island 
coast October 8 did not improve the situation. 

Congress Sustains President 
Beginning early in January there was a move- 
ment among certain members of the house of 
representatives and the senate in Washington to 
warn Americans to refrain from traveling on 
armed merchantmen or liners belonging to the 
European belligerents. Resolutions to this effect 
were introduced by Congressman Jeff McLemore 
and Senator Thomas P. Gore, but were strongly 
opposed by the president and those who believed 
with him that American rights should not be 
abridged in any degree. Both the resolutions were 
defeated by decisive majorities. 

Germany Offers "Peace" 
On December 12 Germany in a formal note 
offered to enter into peace negotiations, but did 
not specify any terms. The offer was practically 



rejected by the entente powers, which had been 
making extensive preparations to carry on the war 
with greater energy. The cabinets of Britain, 
France and Russia had been reconstructed with a 
view to concentrating power in few hands and 
thus obtaining quicker and more decisive action. 
In Britain Herbert H. Asquith was succeeded as 
prime minister by David Lloyd George, who in 
a speech delivered in the house of commons Decem- 
ber 19 declared there would be no peace except on 
the basis of reparation, restitution and guaranties 
by Germany. In France Gen. Nivelle was made 
commander in chief and Gen. Joffre was created 
marshal of France. 

Wilson Suggests Pacific Step 
President Wilson in a note dated December 18 
and addressed to all the belligerent nations asked 
them to indicate precisely on what terms they 
would make peace. 

Deutschland Visits America 
Germany partially evaded the allies' blockade 
by sending to the United States a merchant sub- 
marine, the Deutschland, commanded by Capt. Paul 
Koenig. The craft brought a valuable cargo of 
dyestuffs and other articles, and took back rubber 
and various articles badly needed in the father- 
land. Two trips were made, one in July and 
August, and the other in November and Decem- 
ber. Another merchant submarine, the Bremen, 
left Germany between the first and second voyages 
of the Deutschland, but waj lost at sea. 

Plots against the neutrality of the United 
States were not so numerous or successful as in 
1915, prior to the recall of the Austrian ambassa- 
dor and the German military and naval attaches. 
There were a number of suspicious explosions in 
munitions factories and an explosion and fire in 
Jersey City, N. J., July 30, causing a loss of about 
$20,000,000, which was attributed to the enemies 
of the entente powers. 

Campaign for National Defense 
National defense or "preparedness," as it was 
popularly called, occupied the attention of the 
public and congress during a large part of the 
year, as it did to some extent in 1915. The con- 
troversies with Germany and Great Britain and 
the Mexican trouble made the military weakness 
of the United States more apparent than ever, and 
there was a strong demand that the country should 
be placed in a position that would defy aggres- 
sion from any quarter. President Wilson made a 
tour of the east and middle west in January and 
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of 500,000 citizen soldiers to assist the regular 
army. The secretary of war, Lindley M. Garrison, 
advocated larger national forces, holding that be- 
cause of constitutional limitations no reliance 
could be placed upon state troops in time of emer- 
gency, no matter how efiBcient they might be as 
soldiers. The president disagreed with this view, 
and the result was that Mr. Garrison resigned 
February 10. He was succeeded by Newton D. 
Baker of Cleveland, Ohio. 

In May, June and July elaborate preparedness 
parades were held in some of the chief cities of 
the country with a view of impressing upon con- 
gress the earnestness of the people's desire for a 
stronger national defense. The largest of these 
parades took place in New York city May 13 and 
in Chicago June 3. In each city more than 125,- 
000 persons were in line. 

Congress responded by passing laws for in- 
creasing the size and efficiency of the army and 
the navy, for a larger number of cadets at West 
Point and Annapolis, and for stronger fortifica- 
tions on the coasts. Appropriations amounting to 
nearly $700,000,000 for these and similar pur- 
poses were passed. The bill for increasing the 
navy was especially noteworthy. It provided for 
the building of ten first class battle ships, six bat- 
tle cruisers, ten scout cruisers, fifty torpedo boat 
destroyers, sixty-seven submarines and various oth- 
er ships. It also provided for a government armor 
plant and additional navy yards, as well as for 
the extension of the yards already in existence. 



1917 

NATURALLY, from the American point of 
view, the entry of the United States into 
the war was the great outstanding feature of 1917. 
The chances are that history will so record it, for 
it proved to be the decisive factor in the struggle. 
Aside from that history will note that the year 
1917 marked the departure of America from its 
traditional policy of political isolation from 
Europe. It will also note that is was not a volun- 
tary but a forced departure, due to the total dis- 
regard shown by Germany for American rights 
on the seas. 

Second in importance only to the entrance of 
America into the war was the revolution in Rus- 
sia. Some might even rank it first because of its 
unexpected and sensational features. That the 
United States would eventually take a hand in the 
struggle between autocracy and democracy in 
Europe was more or less of a foregone conclu- 
sion in 1916, but that the czar of Russia should 



be deposed was not foreseen until Nicholas II. 
had actually lost his crown and was a prisoner. 

Pro-German Greek King Ousted 
In glancing back over the developments in 
1917 there are a number of other things that stand 
out with some distinctness. One is the forced abdi- 
cation of the pro-German king of Greece, Con- 
stantine, and the substitution in his place of his 
son Alexander as nominal and M. Venizelos as 
the virtual ruler of the nation. Another is the 
capture of Jerusalem by the British — an event not 
of great military importance, perhaps, but of tre- 
mendous sentimental and moral significance. The 
taking of Bagdad and a large portion of Mesopo- 
tamia by the British, considered in connection with 
the success of the Palestine campaign, was also 
a matter of moment in that it vastly strengthened 
the position of the allies in the Moslem world — 
a world in which the Germans were ambitious to 
rule, and in which before the war they were rapid- 
ly obtaining pre-eminence. 

In December, 1916, Germany and her allies 
made a peace offer without giving definite terms, 
but referring in boastful language to their victor- 
ious armies. That offer was rejected by the allies 
in January, 1917, with emphasis. 

Wilson's Peace Address 

President Wilson appeared before the senate 
on the 22d of that month and made his famous 
"peace without victory" address, in which he ad- 
vocated a world league for peace. His views, 
were received sympathetically in most quarters, 
though the allies pointed out that no peace based 
on the condition of things existing before the war 
could be durable and that as matters stood it 
would be a virtual victory for the Germanic alli- 
ance. 

This address was the last effort made by the 
president to bring peace to the world without 
resorting to armed force. He could see then that 
America was rapidly being forced into a position 
where no argument save that of the sword would 
avail. It was also the last appeal for peace made 
by any person commanding respectful attention 
save that issued by Pope Benedict XV. on August 
15, to which President Wilson himself was obliged 
to reply firmly in the negative. He had then come 
to the conclusion that no peace treaty with the 
autocratic rulers of Germany would be worth the 
paper it was written on and that any peace to 
compensate for the huge price paid by the demo- 
cratic nations of the world must be peace based 
on victory over autocracy. 



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German Peace Resolutions 
On July 19 the German reichstag adopted reso- 
lutions in favor of peace on the basis of mutual 
understanding and lasting reconciliation among 
the nations. The resolution sounded well, but 
they were accompanied by expressions indicating 
that Germany in this war was the victim of aggres- 
sion, and that it approved the acts of the govern- 
ment. They referred to the "men who are defend- 
ing the fatherland," to the necessity of assuring 
the freedom of the seas and to the impossibility 
of conquering a united German nation. The allies, 
which with nearly all neutral nations were con- 
vinced that the German government was the real 
aggressor and that the freedom of the seas had 
never been restricted except by Germany herself, 
were not in a mood to accept this as a serious 
move toward peace. The resolutions figured large- 
ly in German internal politics, but elsewhere they 
were without effect. 

There were a number of peace conferences in 
Stockholm, but as the parties concerned were social- 
lists of an extreme type, and others holding views 
usually classed as anarchistic, no serious attention 
was paid to them. The "pacifists" in the allied 
and neutral countries were more or less active, but 
received little encouragement. Their arguments 
did not appeal to thinking or patriotic people. 

Within a week after President Wilson's "peace 
without victory" speech before the senate the Ger- 
man government replied to it by announcing that 
beginning on February 1 it would carry on un- 
restricted submarine warfare in certain extensive 
zones around the British Isles, France and Italy. 
It would, however, graciously permit the United 
States to use a narrow lane to Falmouth with one 
sailing a week, providing the American ships were 
painted red and white and carried various sorts of 
distinguishing marks. 

Bernstorff Dismissed 
This program was, of course, in direct viola- 
tion of all the promises made by Germany to the 
United States, and President Wilson acted prompt- 
ly. On February 3 at a joint session of the house 
and senate he announced that Ambassador Berns- 
torff had been given his passports and that all 
diplomatic relations with the Teuton empire had 
been severed. Mr. Wilson asked the co-operation 
of other neutral nations in ending the submarine 
depredations, but for various reasons none of 
them at that time could see their way clear to 
do so. The United States senate approved the ac- 
tion of the president in breaking with Germany by a 
vote of 78 to 5. The five voting in the negative were 



Kirby, Vardaman, Gronna, Works and LaFollette. 

On February 26 the president appeared before 
congress and asked for formal permission to arm 
American merchantmen so that they could pro- 
tect themselves from attacks by submarines. This 
permission was promptly granted by the house, 
which appropriated $100,000,000 for the arming 
and insuring of American merchant ships. In the 
senate, however, a similar measure was defeated 
by means of a filibuster led by Robert M. LaFol- 
lette of Wisconsin. This was made possible by the 
rules of the senate, which did not provide for clo- 
ture. Congress expired by limitation March 4, but 
the senate was called into extra session and within 
four days it adopted a cloture rule acceptable to 
the president. 

It may be said at this point that Senator La- 
Follette's anti-war activities and especially some of 
his utterances in public speeches outside the senate 
led to a demand for his expulsion from that body. 
An investigation was ordered, but no action was 
ever taken. 

Deeming himself authorized by existing law to 
arm merchantmen defensively. President Wilson 
gave formal notice March 12 that American ships 
traversing the barred areas of the seas would car- 
ry armed guards for the protection of the vessels 
and the lives of the persons on board. 

Ruthless "U" Boat War On 
In the meantime the German submarine com- 
manders were doing their best to carry out the 
policy of sinking all ships found in the barred 
zones without warning and without taking any 
steps to insure the safety of crews or passengers. 
On March 18 it became known that the American 
steamers City of Memphis, Vigilancia and Illinois 
had been sunk in this manner and that at least 
fifteen lives had been lost. It was felt that action 
could no longer be delayed and a special session 
of congress was called for April 2. The national 
lawmakers assembled on that day, and in the eve- 
ning President Wilson delivered a message ask- 
ing that war be declared against Germany. In this 
message, which has become historic, he said that 
armed neutrality had proved to be impracticable 
and that in the end it would draw the country 
into the war without its having the status of a 
belligerent. 

"With a profound sense of the solemn and 
even tragical character of the step I am taking," 
he said, "and of the grave responsibility which it 
involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what I 
deem my constitutional duty, I advise that the con- 
gress declare the recent course of the imperial 
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than war against the government and people of 
the United States; that it formally accept the 
status of belligerent which has thus been thrust 
upon it and that it take immediate steps not only 
to put the country in a more thorough state of 
defense, but also to exert all its power and employ 
all its resources to bring the government of the 
German empire to terms and end the war." 

Congress Votes War April 6 
Congress was overwhelmingly in favor of the 
course advised by the president and on April 6 
a joint resolution was adopted formally declaring 
the existence of a state of war between the United 
States of America and the imperial German gov- 
ernment. Only six senators and fifty representa- 
tives voted in the negative. After taking this mo- 
mentous step, congress, urged by the president, 
passed measures providing for the immediate crea- 
tion of a national army and the increase to war 
strength of the national guard, the marine corps 
and the navy. It passed laws against espionage, 
trading with the enemy and the unlawful manu- 
facture and use of explosives in time of war. It 
provided for the insurance of soldiers and sailors, 
for priority of shipments, for the seizure and use 
of enemy ships in American harbors, for conserv- 
ing and controlling the food and fuel supply of 
the country, for stimulating agriculture, for in- 
creasing the signal corps of the army, especially 
in the matter of aviation, for extending additional 
credit to foreign governments, for issuing bonds 
and for providing additional revenues for war ex- 
penses by increasing old and creating new taxes. 

War Budget is $21,390,730,940 
Between April 2, the day when the extra ses- 
sion began, and October 6, the day it adjourned, 
the 65th congress passed all these measures and 
others of less importance. Altogether it appro- 
priated or authorized the expenditure of $19,321,- 
225,208.41. Including the amount appropriated at 
the second session of the 64th congress the total 
reached the enormous sum of $21,390,730,940.46. 
Most of the acts of the new congress were accepted 
with approval by the people of the country as a 
whole, though objection was made to certain fea- 
tures of the taxing policy, which were deemed by 
many to be unfair and confiscatory. 

At the regular session of congress beginning 
December 3, President Wilson asked for a declara- 
tion of war on Austria-Hungary, and this ac- 
tion was taken. This was received with especial 
favor by Italy, which had been urging the United 
States for some time to take the step. 



War to Victory, U. S. Slogan 
Once having determined its course, the United 
States bent all its energies toward prosecuting the 
war to a successful conclusion. Its first step was 
to increase its armed strength by the creation of 
a new national army through the selective draft 
system and by securing as many volunteers as pos- 
sible for the national guard, the marine corps and 
the navy. The enlistments were numerous, but it 
was soon seen that without the selective draft satis- 
factory results would not have been achieved. To 
provide for officers for the new army, which was 
capable of almost indefinite expansion, training 
camps were established in various parts of the 
country. The course was about three months, and 
as two series of these training schools were held 
thousands of promising officers were turned out. 
Men between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive 
registered June 5 under the act of May 18 provid- 
ing for the temporary increase of the military 
establishment of the United States. The total num- 
ber thus inscribed was 9,683,445. The quota of 
men to be supplied by each state and territory 
was determined according to its population. The 
total number to be summoned on the first call was 
fixed at 687,000. The official drawing of num- 
bers took place in Washington July 20. The men 
whose numbers brought them within those subject 
to its first call were then summoned, examined 
and either accepted or rejected. 

Training a Great Army 

In the meantime sixteen great cantonments had 
been constructed at convenient points in the coun- 
try and on September 5 the first contingents of the 
new troops were sent to them to begin training. 
Soon thereafter half a million men or more were 
in these camps, and in spite of some drawbacks, 
such as lack of sufficient guns and other equip- 
ment, rapid progress was made in making soldiers 
out of them. Only a few companies of men hav- 
ing special technical qualifications were sent from 
the national army to join the American expedition- 
ary forces in France in 1917. 

Mobilization camps were established for the 
national guard in the south, and there, with the 
exception of those sent to France, they underwent 
intensive training. The guardsmen had much to 
do early in the spring and summer in the way of 
guarding bridges, canals, tunnels and other points 
where German plotters could work mischief. They 
did excellent work and were highly commended 
by the authorities. The naval training stations 
and the regular army mobilization camps were also 
scenes of great and continued activity. The 



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middle west was an especially fruitful field in pro- 
ducing candidates for the navy and the marine 
corps. The mobilization of the national guard by 
President Wilson was proclaimed July 9. 

Great activity was also shown in building up 
the aviation service of the country. Congress made 
liberal provision for the manufacture of airplanes 
and the training of aviators. The invention of the 
Liberty motor was hailed as a distinct triumph in 
the field of aviation. This motor, or one similar 
to it, was adopted for use in the trucks with which 
the army was supplied. Many college and univer- 
sity men entered the aviation service. 

Hoover as Food Administrator 
But increasing the military strength of the 
country was only one step, though a most important 
one. The conservation of the country's material 
resources, especially its food and fuel, and their 
proper distribution, was another step. Congress 
supplied the needed legislation and President Wil- 
son provided the administrative machinery. He 
appointed Herbert C. Hoover as food adminis- 
trator August 19 and on August 23 Dr. Harry A. 
Garfield was appointed fuel administrator. The 
food administration was throughout the year ex- 
tremely active in impressing upon the people the 
necessity of economy in the preparation and use 
of foods. To save wheat and meat for the allies 
wheatless and meatless days were established in 
homes, hotels and restaurants, with excellent re- 
sults. The whole country was placarded with cards 
and posters, proclaiming the value of food economy 
as a factor in winning the war. 

Through the council of national defense, its 
advisory commission and its numerous committees 
an immense amount of work was done in classify- 
ing and making available the country's resources 
for defense and war. It was especially active in 
providing and standardizing munitions, in the pur- 
chase of army supplies, in stimulating inventions 
and research, and in co-ordinating the work of 
the states and departments. It enlisted women in 
the cause of national defense, and in every way 
promoted the objects for which it was created. 
Some of the leading business and professional 
men of the country devoted all their time and 
energy, without cost to the government, to the na- 
tional cause. 

Creation of the Shipping Board 
To counter-act the ravages of the submarine 
warfare the United States undertook to provide 
enough merchant tonnage to supply the transporta- 
tion needs of the allies as well as of the United 
States. This was to be accomplished through the 



agency of a shipping board, created by the act of 
September 7, 1916. Maj. Gen. George W. Goeth- 
als, the builder of the Panama canal, was made 
manager of the construction department and Wil- 
liam Denman chairman of the board. Unfor- 
tunately irreconcilable differences of opinion arose 
between them as to the policy of building steel 
or wooden ships, and the result was that in July 
President Wilson accepted the resignations of both 
men. Edward N. Hurley became chairman, 
Charles Piez manager of the Emergency Fleet Cor- 
poration and Edward F. Carry the director of the 
department of operations. 

Issues of Liberty Bonds 

To meet in part the tremendous expense in- 
volved in creating an adequate army and navy, 
in carrying on the war and in making loans to 
the allies, the secretary of the treasury issued 
bonds, the first series bearing interest at the rate 
of 31/2 per cent and the second series 4 per cent. 
The loans were known as "liberty loans" and the 
bonds as "liberty bonds." The first bonds were 
offered May 2 and the second series October 1. 
The allotments were $2,000,000,000 and $3,000,- 
000,000, respectively. The subscriptions for the 
3V2 per cent bonds amounted to $3,035,226,850 
and those for the 4 per cent bonds to $4,617,532,- 
800. The secretary of the treasury, however, ac- 
cepted only 50 per cent of the oversubscription on 
4 per cent, bringing the total to $3,808,766,150. 

Besides being called upon for subscriptions to 
bonds, the people of the country were asked to 
contribute to the American Red Cross, the Young 
Men's Christian Association, the Knights of Colum- 
bus, the Salvation Army and various other agencies 
doing relief work in Europe and America, or pro- 
viding comforts for the soldiers at the training 
camps and in the field in France. To the Red 
Cross more than $100,000,000 was given in May 
and June and additional millions in December. In 
November $35,000,000 was raised in a week for 
the Y. M. C. A. fund. All the agencies named 
were active. The Red Cross, after creation by 
President Wilson of a war council under the chair- 
manship of Henry P. Davison, was especially active 
in France, Italy and Russia, and brought relief to 
unnumbered thousands. 

Work of the Navy 
When America entered the war the United 
States navy became active. Its operations were 
veiled in more or less secrecy, but it was known 
that it relieved ihe other allies of patrolling the 
greater part of the seas outside the submarine area, 
and that within that area it had a fleet of des- 



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troyers under command of Vice-Admiral William 
S. Sims, chasing submarines — and destroying some 
of them — and acting as convoys to troopships and 
merchantmen. In this duty it met with some 
losses. The destroyer Cassin was torpedoed October 
16, one man being killed and five wounded, but 
was not sunk. The patrol boat Alcedo was sunk 
November 6 with the loss of twenty-one lives. 
The destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed and 
sunk December 6 with a loss of sixty-four lives. 
The destroyer Chauncey was sunk in a collision 
November 19 and a score of men were drowned. 
The transport Antilles was sunk October 17, when 
it was homeward bound, and seventy lives were 
lost. The transport Finland was torpedoed 
October 28, but not sunk, though nine lives were 
lost, due to a panic on board the ship. 

The Expeditionary Force 
It was announced May 14 that an expeditionary 
force of about one division of regulars under 
command of Maj.-Gen. John J. Pershing would 
be sent to France. Gen. Pershing had become 
well known in connection with the expedition to 
Mexico, and the choice was a popular one. He 
arrived in England June 8, and in France June 13. 
The first contingent of troops reached France June 
27, and the second contingent a little later. It 
afterward became known that the departure of the 
troops had been communicated to Germany and 
submarines were lying in wait for the transports. 
Only the vigilance of the American destroyers 
convoying the transports prevented the sinking of 
one or more of them with heavy loss of life. The 
first arrivals in France were at once given inten- 
sive training in the methods of modern warfare, 
their teachers being veteran French officers and 
troops. Their numbers were augmented from time 
to time until all branches of the service were 
represented. The commander of the American 
forces in France was raised to the full rank of 
general by act of congress. 

First American Army Casualties 
To give the troops actual experience in trench 
fighting, a number of them, including artillery and 
infantry, were sent into a part of the line held by 
the French. Here the first casualties occurred. 
On November 3, a German raiding party attacked 
a trench occupied by the Americans, killing three, 
wounding five and taking eleven prisoners. A num- 
ber of other men were killed or wounded by shell 
fire. What casualties the Germans suffered was 
not learned, as they were able to carry off their 
dead and wounded. 

While American sailors and soldiers were fac- 



ing the enemy on sea and on land, the people at 
home were menaced in various ways by German 
plotters. Some of these were alien enemies and 
others, citizens of the United States of German 
birth or descent. To recount all the acts of vio- 
lence committed and attempted would require 
much more space than is here available. They were 
mainly in the direction of destroying munition 
plants, bridges, food depots, ships and everything 
of military value. Hundreds of lives were lost 
through explosions, undoubtedly caused by per- 
sons acting for Germany, either officially or of 
their own accord. Even Ambassador Bernstorff 
himself was concerned in some of these plots in- 
volving bribery and violence. Other plots took 
the form of pacifist propaganda, lies about the 
liberty bonds and the Red Cross work, strikes and 
general obstruction to the government's war work. 
In this campaign the German agents were assisted 
by the majority of the socialists and by the notori- 
ous Industrial Workers of the World, many of 
whose leaders were arrested September 5 in vari- 
ous parts of the United States. 

Zimmermann and Luxburg 
In connection with the underground work of 
the German government the most sensational dis- 
closures were made by the state department. Every- 
thing made public was capable of documentary 
proof, and the enemies of the United States soon 
learned that it was inadvisable to deny anything 
coming from this source. The revelation Febru- 
ary 28, of the attempt by the German foreign 
secretary. Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, to cause Mexi- 
co and Japan to make war on the United States, 
helped materially to bring about the break in the 
relations between this country and Germany. An- 
other revelation which aroused world-wide interest, 
was the publication of the famous Luxburg cables 
from Buenos Aires to the Berlin foreign office ad- 
vising that Argentine ships be sunk without trace 
("spurlos versenkt") and speaking of the acting 
minister of foreign affairs in the republic as a 
"notorious ass and Anglophile." 

Because of plottings similar to those recounted, 
but chiefly because of the feeling of animosity 
aroused by Germany's continued violation of in- 
ternational law, and the laws of humanity through 
her submarine campaign, the following nations in 
1917 followed the example of the United States 
in formally declaring war on Germany: Cuba, 
Panama, Brazil, Greece, Siam, Liberia and China. 
In addition the following severed diplomatic rela- 
tions with Germany: Bolivia, Guatamala, Hon- 
duras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Costa Rica, Peru and 
Uruguay. Thus at the end of the year nineteen 



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countries with a combined population of nearly 
1,300,000,000 were arrayed against Germany, Aus- 
tria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a popu- 
lation of a little more than 142,000,000. 

The Russian Revolution 
With regard to the upheaval in Russia, the 
facts are briefly these: The duma was dissolved 
by the czar March 11, but on the following day 
it declared that the government had been over- 
thrown, and that a new democratic government 
was in process of formation. In the town of Pskoff 
on March 15, Czar Nicholas was forced to abdi- 
cate, and was imprisoned in his place at Tsarskoe- 
Selo. Later he was sent to Tobolsk. The new 
government at first was in the hands of such well 
known men as Michael V. Rodzianko, Prince George 

E. Lvoff and Prof. Paul N. Milyoukov. It soon 
developed, however, that the more radical ele- 
ments of the revolutionists were in control of the 
army and the working classes in the cities, and 
that these were determined to quit the war and 
make peace according to their formula of "no an- 
nexations and no indemnities." 

Because the new government did not stick 
close enough to this formula, but preferred to 
keep faith with the allies by refusing to make a 
separate peace, it was compelled in May to give 
way to a new ministry, in which Alexander Keren- 
sky, a socialist, was the ruling spirit. Recognizing 
the difficulties the Russian democracy had to deal 
with, the United States sent several important mis- 
sions to Petrograd to give such assistance as might 
be deemed possible. One of a political nature 
was headed by Former Senator Elihu Root; an- 
other was an engineering commission led by John 

F. Stevens, and a third was a Red Cross mission 
led by Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago. 

On July 20 Kerensky became premier, and in 
spite of increasing insubordination in the army 
continued in the saddle for some weeks. One of 
the incidents of his career as the head of the 
state was the proclamation on September 14 of 
Russia as a republic. Kerensky, however, was 
not radical enough for the extremists, and on 
November 7 he was deposed by a counter-revolu- 
tion led by Leon Trotsky and Nikolai Lenin. Later 
Lenin was made premier and Trotsky foreign min- 
ister, and they promptly made overtures to Ger- 
many for an armistice. This was granted and 
peace negotiations were under way in December. 
The country was in a state of anarchy, with Finland, 
the Ukraine, Siberia and other districts proclaim- 
ing their independence, and with the Cossacks fight- 
ing the bolsheviki, as the ruling extremists called 
themselves. A constituent assembly was elected 



November 24-26, but the bolsheviki, fearing that 
they could not control it, threatened forcibly to 
prevent its holding a session. 

Constantine Deposed 
Constantine I., king of Greece, was deposed by 
the protecting powers — France, Great Britain and 
Russia — June 12, and his place on the throne 
was given to his second son. Prince Alexander. 
The provisional government led by Eleutherios 
Venizelos was merged with the new administra- 
tion in Athens, and war was formally declared on 
the Teutonic powers and their allies. Constan- 
tine, it was shown, had contemplated attacking 
the allies in Macedonia from the rear, and it was 
apparent that his removal from authority came 
none too soon. 

Many Submarines Sunk 

In their ruthless submarine warfare the Ger- 
mans had less success than had been predicted by 
them. The sinking of merchant vessels were seri- 
ous enough and for a time constituted a menace 
to the food and other importations of Britain, 
but after the United States entered the war and 
sent its fleet of destroyers and submarine chasers 
across the Atlantic for patrol work, the danger 
gradually lessened. Many submarines were sunk 
in the course of the year and their operations were 
gradually restricted, until it was felt that there 
was no longer any danger that they would be- 
come a decisive factor in the war. 

Naturally the British were the heaviest losers 
in this species of warfare, but other nations suf- 
fered severely, especially seafaring Norway, which 
thus lost about one-third of her vessels and some 
700 sailors murdered. Some of the actions of 
the German submarines and raiders were so atro- 
cious as to arouse the resentment of the nation to 
the verge of war, even in the face of tremendous 
odds. 

No naval battles of importance were fought in 
1917. All the engagements were between destroy- 
ers and other light craft. 

Germany continued to send air raiders across 
to Britain, to bombard the coast towns and in- 
terior cities, including London. No appreciable 
military losses were caused, but many innocent 
lives were taken. The announced purpose of the 
British to retaliate in kind was generally approved, 
it being felt that Germany must be given a dose 
of her own medicine. 

Events on the Fighting Fronts 
On the fighting fronts in Europe, Asia and 
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were numerous and important. Beginning with 
Africa, it may be noted that the last vestige of 
German authority on that continent was extin- 
guished by the forces under Gen. Vandeventer, 
when on December 1 they had cleared East Africa 
of the enemy. Germany at the present moment 
has not a single colony left in the world. 

In Mesopotamia, the British under Gen. Freder- 
ick Stanley Maude, recaptured Kut-el-Amara 
toward the end of February, and on March 11 
entered the city of Bagdad, which had been the 
goal of Gen. Townshend's ill-fated expedition the 
previous year. They drove the Turks far beyond 
that city, and joined hands with the Russians 
who had come down through Persia. Gen. Maude 
died November 18. 

Capture of Jerusalem 
British forces from Egypt carried on a suc- 
cessful campaign against the Turks and Germans 
in Palestine. In January they routed the enemy 
troops at Rafa, and on March 26 inflicted a severe 
defeat on them in the vicinity of Gaza. Under the 
able leadership of Gen. E. H. Allenby, the Brit- 
ish pressed on toward the north, taking Beer- 
sheba October 31, Gaza November 7, Jaffa Novem- 
ber 17 and Jerusalem December 11. On Christ- 
mas day it was announced that Bethlehem had also 
been taken by the British. This successful cam- 
paign in Palestine appealed strongly to the entire 
Christian world. 

Austrian Invasion of Italy 
On the Italian front there were two swift 
changes in the course of the year. In May and 
again in August Gen. Cadorna inflicted severe de- 
feats on the Austrians on the Carso and Bainsizza 
plateaus. Then in October, heavy Austrian and 
German forces under the leadership of Field Mar- 
shall von Mackensen attacked the northen part of 
the Isonzo line and, aided by the treacherous weak- 
ening of certain Italian troops at Caporetto, drove 
Gen. Cadorna's forces first to the line of the Tag- 
liamento, and then to the line of the Piave. Here 
the Italians made a stand and were able to hold 
back the enemy in the face of the most furious 
attacks, especially in the mountainous region 
toward the northwest, where the Austrian forces 
made desperate efforts to force their way down to 
the plains, and turn the left flank of the Italian 
lines. The Italians lost heavily in men and material 
during the retreat, but the forces were reorganized 
and re-enforced by French and British infantry 
and artillery. 

On the east front the Russians made their last 
advance July 1, when in eastern Galicia they cap- 



tured Brezazany, Halicz, and other places with 
some 30,000 prisoners. After that the Russian 
armies refused to obey their commanders, and 
it was an easy matter for the Germans to recover 
the lost ground and advance still farther. In the 
early part of September the Germans crossed the 
Dvina river, and Riga soon fell into their hands, 
together with certain islands in the Baltic. Then 
came the truce and the peace negotiations. 

In Macedonia little was accomplished by the 
allies. Gen. Sarrail, the commander in chief, was 
recalled in December. 

Fierce Struggles on West Front 
Fierce and bloody fighting continued on the 
western front throughout the greater part of the 
year. The advantage in the main was with the 
British and the French, who maintained the initia- 
tive and delivered many telling blows. The Ger- 
mans were not able to do much in the way of re- 
taliation, though they won a measure of success 
against the British at the extreme northern end 
of the line in Belgium and on November 30th 
at Cambrai. On the other hand the British won 
notable victories in the vicinity of Lens, Arras 
and along the Ypres-Menin road. One of the not- 
able features of the fighting was the capture by 
Canadian troops of Yimy ridge in April. Gen. Sir 
Julian Byng won a brilliant victory by a surprise 
attack in the Cambrai sector November 20-22. He 
took a considerable area of fortified territory and 
about 10,000 prisoners, but the effect of the triumph 
was offset to some extent by the successful coun- 
ter-attack made by the Germans a few days later. 
The French also carried out a number of success- 
ful offensives. On April 16 they took the Ger- 
man first and second lines on a twenty-five mile 
front in the Soissons-Rheims sector, and captured 
20,000 Germans, together with about seventy-five 
heavy guns. On May 4 they captured Craonne 
and the adjacent territory. They fought success- 
fully along the Chemin des Dames, on the Cali- 
fornie plateau, at Cerny and many other places. 
All the efforts of the German crown prince to 
advance in the Verdun sector proved costly fail- 
ures. On October 23 the French smashed through 
the German lines north of the Aisne to a depth 
of more than two miles, taking the strong-holds 
of AUemant, Vaudesson, Malmaison fort and 
Chavignon. 

In the air the year was one of increased 
activity. Numberless raids were made on all the 
fronts, and it became increasingly apparent that 
to be successful modern armies must be supple- 
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Foreign Missions to America 
Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Russia, 
Japan, Roumania, Serbia and other countries sent 
some of their distinguished men to the United 
States on military and political missions. Some 
of them after completing their work in Washing- 
ton, made extended tours through the country. 
Great Britain sent Arthur James Balfour, its for- 
eign minister, and Lord Cunliffe, governor of the 
Bank of England. France was represented by Rene 
Viviani, minister of justice, and Gen. Joflfre, mili- 
tary adviser of the French government. Italy had 
as the head of its mission Prince Ferdinando di 
Savoja of Udine. Russia sent Boris A. Bakhme- 
tieff. Belgium, Baron Ludovic Moncheur, Rou- 
mania, Count Vassile Stoica, Norway, Dr. Fridt- 
jof Nansen and Japan Baron Ishii. Some of the 
leaders of these missions gave addresses before 
the houses of congress and laid wreaths on the 
tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon. 



1918 

WHEN the year 1918 opened the attention of 
the world was chiefly directed toward the 
negotiations in progress between Germany and the 
bolshevik extremists in Russia, led by Lenin and 
Trotsky. 

The parleys were held at Brest-Litovsk, begin- 
ning December 22, 1917, and ended March 3, 1918, 
when the Russian delegation signed a peace treaty, 
the terms of which were essentially in violation 
of all they had contended for, and virtually dis- 
possessed Russia of some of her richest provinces. 

The bolshevik leaders made a curious attempt 
to end the war without any formal peace pact, but 
they were quickly brought to their senses when 
the German army resumed operations and cap- 
tured Dvinsk, Lutsk, and others cities, and even 
threatened Petrograd to such an extent that it was 
abandoned as the seat of government in favor of 
Moscow, where the central soviet, or executive 
body of the soldiers, peasants and workmen have 
since had their headquarters. The bolsheviki were 
greatly chagrined at the outcome of the peace nego- 
tiations, but at a congress of Soviets held in Mos- 
cow March 14-16 last, the terms of the peace 
imposed by the Germans were finally ratified. 
President Wilson sent to this gathering a message 
of sympathy because of the check suffered by Rus- 
sia in her struggle for freedom. To this message 
the soviet returned a somewhat cold expression of 
appreciation. 

Since the peace treaty was signed, Russia has 
been in a most deplorable state. The Ukraine, one 



of the richest grain districts of the former em- 
pire, was the first to break away, declaring its 
independence and entering into a separate peace 
treaty with the central powers. Finland became 
the scene of civil war between the "red guards" 
representing the Russian bolshevik government and 
the "white guards," organized by the Finns 
with the help of Germany. In the end the white 
guards triumphed, and a Finnish government abso- 
lutely under the control of Germany was estab- 
lished in Helsingfors. The landed proprietors sent 
agents to Berlin and entered into a secret agree- 
ment by which the country was to be turned into 
a kingdom., with a German prince on the throne. 
Germany's collapse in November put an end to 
this scheme, as well as many others. 

Siberia Forsakes Bolsheviki 
Siberia also broke away from the bolsheviki, 
and set up an independent government, which is 
now seeking to establish its control with allied 
and other aid. Other provinces also declared 
their independence. In the meantime famine and 
pestilence have been raging in many localities, 
while anarchy has reigned virtually everywhere. 
The whole of the immense Russian army, obsessed 
with the idea of a peace without annexations or 
indemnities, and the self-determination of the rights 
of peoples, melted away, and left nothing to take 
its place, except such small bodies of inefficient 
and undisciplined troops as the Soviets were able 
to maintain. This, of course, liberated millions 
of German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers for 
service on the Italian and French fronts, where 
before this the strength of the opposing armies 
had been nearly equal. 

Roumania, it may be noted in this connection, 
kept up the fight against the central powers, as 
long as she had support from Russia, but when 
the latter made peace it was no longer possible 
to continue the struggle. On May 6 she signed 
a treaty of peace by which she lost the province 
of the Dobrogea, and also control over her fine 
oil fields, which under a long time lease were to 
be exploited by a German concern. Her western 
frontiers were "rectified" and she was obliged to 
submit to numerous economic restrictions. Thus 
Roumania, as well as Russia, was lost to the allies. 
It having become apparent even before the close 
of the third year of the war, that Russia could 
no longer be counted upon for support, the allies 
began preparations to meet, especially on the west- 
ern front, the attack of the German armies soon 
to be immensely strengthened by forces released 
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America, for France, England and Italy had 
almost reached the limit of their man power. 

America to the Rescue 

America responded quickly with men, money 
and material. The training of national army 
men, national guards and officers in the numerous 
cantonments was intensified and hurried, and as 
fast as the men were brought into condition, they 
were shipped to France. At first much of the 
space on the transports was devoted to supplies 
and materials for the camps and depots in France, 
but as the situation became critical owing to suc- 
cessful ofi'ensives in Italy and France, fewer sup- 
plies and more men were sent. The number of 
transports was largely increased, with the result 
that each month, with one exception, showed a 
decided improvement in the movement of troops. 

The troop movement record, in view of the 
danger from submarines, was a wonderful one, 
and by November there were more than 2,000,000 
American troops in France, England and Italy. 
This immense number of men was carried over 
without the loss of a single east bound American 
transport. The only disasters were those which 
occurred to the British transports Tuscania and 
Otranto, with the loss of several hundred Ameri- 
can soldiers. 

While soldiers were being sent across the seas 
at a rapid rate, the assembling and training of 
new men at home was continued with accelerated 
speed. There were new registrations for the 
selective draft, the idea of the war department 
being to have more than 4,000,000 men in Europe 
by the summer of 1919, when it was thought Ger- 
many might finally be conquered. 

The number of warships in commission was 
largely increased, especially in the matter of 
destroyers, submarine chasers and lighter craft. 

Next in importance to the increase of the army 
and the navy, was the building of merchant vessels 
to offset the ravages of the submarine warfare. The 
shipping board was reorganized and galvanized 
into a high state of efficiency. Under the leader- 
ship of Charles M. Schwab, director-general of the 
Emergency Fleet corporation, and Edward N. Hur- 
ley, chairman of the board, the work in the ship- 
yards on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and on 
the great lakes was speeded up until ships were 
being built at the rate of 5,000,000 tons a year. 
In the first three weeks of July twenty-three ships 
of 122,771 dead weight tons were completed, mak- 
ing a total of 223 new vessels built under the 
direction of the board, the aggregate tonnage be- 
ing 1,415,022 tons. On July 4 alone, eighty-two 
vessels were launched. This speed was main- 



tained and even exceeded until the signing of the 
armistice, when the need for haste became less 
urgent. 

This with the increased tonnage put out by 
the British, French and Italian shipyards, to say 
nothing of the output of neutral countries friendly 
to the allies, practically put an end to the sub- 
marine peril. It addition the United States 
requisitioned seventy-seven Dutch ships with an 
aggregate tonnage of about 600,000. Arrange- 
ments were made with Sweden for about 400,000 
tons and contracts were let for the building of a 
considerable number of ships in Japanese yards. 

In the matter of building fighting airplanes 
and heavy ordnance there was some delay, owing 
partly to experimental work and partly, perhaps, 
to mismanagement in certain quarters, but better 
progress was made later. A fair number of fight- 
ing planes was shipped to Europe. 

Food Economy Aids Allies 

With fairly good harvests in 1917, with the 
practice of economy in the consumption of wheat 
flour and meats, in accordance with the recom- 
mendations of the food administration, and with 
increased shipping facilities, the United States was 
enabled not only to feed its own soldiers and 
sailors well, but to help out Britain, France and 
Italy to such an extent that they were relieved of 
the fear of starvation and want. The American 
record in this respect won many expressions of 
gratitude and admiration from the allies. 

Prices of food and clothing and commodities 
in general advanced, but so did wages, and there 
was no acute suffering on account of war condi- 
tions on this side of the Atlantic. The adminis- 
tration took many steps to relieve the situation, 
such as fixing the prices of certain important 
articles like wheat, regulating exports and imports, 
taking over the main railroad lines and settling 
labor controversies without the intervention of 
disastrous strikes. 

The taking over of the railroad lines was one 
of the most radical steps taken by the adminis- 
tration. It was done for the purpose of bringing 
to an end the congestion of freight, confusion in 
shipments and other serious evils which could be 
obviated by unified management and control. The 
express companies were also brought under one 
management. Later, because of the threat of a 
strike by operators, congress passed a resolution 
authorizing the president to take over the tele- 
graph, cable and telephone systems of the coun- 
try, and this was done. These arrangements, like 
many others, were for the duration of the war. 

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created for the purpose of furnishing an adequate 
and stable supply of labor to war industries, and 
in March a war industries board was appointed 
for the purpose, among others, of creating new 
facilities and improving present facilities for the 
production of military material and for making 
purchases for the allies. 

Coal Shortage 

Owing to transportation difficulties, and also 
to the exceptionally severe character of the win- 
ter, the coal situation became acute, and on Janu- 
ary 16, the United States fuel administration issued 
an order restricting the consumption of coal to cer- 
tain industries and setting aside specified days on 
which no coal should be used. The head of the 
fuel administration. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, was 
criticised for some features of this order as un- 
necessarily drastic, but he defended the step as 
a war measure. Afterward the country was divid- 
ed into zones and the source of supply for each 
was designated. 

In times of peace the government spent less 
than 81,000,000,000 a year; in 1918 the outlay 
by midyear was at the rate of $50,000,000 a day. 
The actual outlay for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1918, was more than $12,600,000,000. The 
United States before the end of the war had 
loaned to the allies more than $8,000,000,000. 
Two more liberty loans were issued by the gov- 
ernment in 1918— one for $3,000,000,000, and one 
for $6,000,000,000. In both cases the amounts 
were largely oversubscribed. 

To meet the heavy expenditures of the govern- 
ment. President Wilson in a speech delivered be- 
fore Congress on May 27 asked for new tax legis- 
lation, and a committee of the House started fram- 
ing a revenue law designed to bring in $8,000,000,- 
000 through taxation. That was the figure sug- 
gested by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, who 
estimated that the expenditures during the present 
fiscal year will amount to $24,000,000,000. 

Besides buying war bonds the people of the 
United States in May contributed considerable 
more than $100,000,000 to the American Red Cross 
war fund. They also subscribed heavily to the 
Young Men's Christian Association fund, to the 
Knights of Columbus, the Salvation Army, and to 
numberless other organizations of a similar char- 
acter. It was a year of generous giving. 

New Laws by Congress 
Congress was engaged almost solely in war 
legislation. Here are a few of the measures en- 
acted into law: Extending protection to the civil 
rights of members of the military and naval estab- 
lishments; providing for the operation of trans- 



portation systems while under federal control; 
providing credits for industries and enterprises in 
the United States necessary to the prosecution of 
the war; authorizing the issue of additional bonds; 
to conserve the gold supply of the United States 
and to stabilize the price and encourage the pro- 
duction of silver; amending the espionage act; 
authorizing the president to provide housing for 
war needs; authorizing the president to consolidate 
executive bureaus and offices; providing for voca- 
tional rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sail- 
ors; making appropriations amounting to billions 
of dollars for the army and navy and other de- 
partments of the government. In the main these 
and other war measures were passed without divi- 
sion on party lines. 

In the course of the year President Wilson 
made a number of notable addresses, all attracting 
world-wide attention. The peace discussion in 
which he, David Lloyd George, Chancellor Count 
von Hertling, Count Czernin, Richard von Kuehl- 
man and others of lesser note engaged, drew from 
him a speech before congress on January 8, in 
which he demanded the righting of the Alsace 
wrong, the liberation of Poland, the evacuation of 
all Belgian and Russian territory, and a readjust- 
ment of the frontiers of Italy. These and other 
terms were laid down in brief and remarkably 
businesslike Utterances. Chancellor von Hertling in 
reply rattled the German sword, but Count Czer- 
nin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, replied 
in more conciliatory language. 

Four Basic Peace Principle^ 
On February 11 President Wilson again ad- 
dressed congress, and laid down four basic princi- 
ples as essential to a just and lasting peace. These 
were: The final settlement must be just; peoples 
and countries must not be bartered about by the 
powers like chattels; territorial settlements must 
be for the benefit of the peoples concerned, and 
all well defined national aspirations should be 
granted so far as might be consistent with future 
peace. These principles were indorsed by the al- 
lies, but not by the central powers. 

Previously to this the president had replied 
to Pope Benedict, who on August 13, 1917, ap- 
pealed to the belligerents to negotiate for peace 
on the basis of the restoration of Belgium and 
Serbia, and the return of the German colonies, 
that the German government as constituted could 
not be trusted and the United States would only 
negotiate with persons more truly representative 
of the German people. Pope Benedict made another 
appeal for peace at Easter, 1918, but without ef- 
fect on the belligerents. 

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ary 6, asking congress for more power in direct- 
ing war operations; April 6, in Baltimore, on first 
anniversary of America's entrance into the war; 
May 18, in New York city, opening the Red Cross 
fund campaign; on July 4, to diplomats and for- 
eign born at Mount Vernon; and on Labor Day, 
September 2. In most of these he reiterated in 
eloquent language the war aims of the United 
States. 

Nations declaring war in 1918 were: Guate- 
mala against Germany, April 21; Nicaragua 
against Germany, May 7; Costa Rica against Ger- 
many and Austria-Hungary, May 24; Haiti against 
G€rmar.y, July 15; Honduras against Germany, 
July 19. 

Until March, 1918, the American troops in 
France saw little actual warfare, though a number 
of them were under fire while getting the finish- 
ing touches of their training in the front trenches. 
On January 21 Americans took informal charge 
of a sec^r of the French front near Toul. Minor 
encounters occurred January 30 and February 4, 
the latter on a Lorraine sector which the Ameri- 
cans were holding, several casualties being suf- 
fered. Other similar affairs took place from time 
to time. On February 26 five Americans were 
killed, and 100 or more disabled by a gas attack. 
On March 1 in the Toul sector they repulsed a 
heavy German raid, killing many. On March 6 
it was announced that the Americans were holding 
an eight mile front in France alone. 

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker arrived in 
France March 10 and inspected the American 
forces in France. He also visited England and 
Italy, conferring with the authorities there, and 
returned home April 16. The result of his trip 
and the beginning of the great German offensive 
March 21 was a tremendous increase in the mili- 
tary activities of the United States, particularly in 
rushing troops to Europe. 

German Offensive in March 
On March 21 the Germans attacked along the 
British front from the Oise to the Scarpe, a dis- 
tance of fifty miles, and drove Gen. Haig's troops 
back for twenty miles or more, capturing Chauny, 
Ham, Peronne, Bapaume, Nesle, Roye and many 
other places. The French were also driven back 
and lost Montdidier, Noyon and other towns. The 
Germans attempted by driving toward Amiens to 
separate the French and British armies, intending 
to roll up each in turn, but after some victories 
in Flanders and on the French front they were 
finally stopped. They had advanced some thirty- 
five miles and retaken the greater part of the 
ground abandoned in the Hindenburg retreat. The 
allies lost heavily in killed, wounded and prisoners, 



but the Germans, being the aggressors, lost still 
more men. This was especially true in the battle 
of Ypres on April 9, when they were defeated by 
the British and French. 

On March 28, in the height of the great battle, 
the allies came to an agreement to place all their 
forces from the Arctic ocean to the Mediterranean 
under one supreme command. The man chosen 
was Gen. Foch, a leading French strategist. On 
March 29 Gen. Pershing placed all of the Ameri- 
can forces at Gen. Foch's disposal and the offer 
was accepted. On the following day the Ameri- 
can troops not already at the front began their 
march to take part in the battle. Since then they 
have been brigaded with the French and British 
all the way from the North sea to Switzerland. 

On April 8 the Germans began a new offen- 
sive on the whole British front and won a num- 
ber of victories in the La Bassee canal region 
and elsewhere, forcing the defenders to evacuate 
Armentieres and pushing them back to the line of 
Wytschaete, Messines ridge and Ploegsteert. They 
also attacked the French lines. By April 19 the 
Germans had taken Merris, Neuve Eglise, Bailleul, 
Wulverghem, Wytschaete, Poelcapelle, Passchen- 
daele and Langemark, and part of Messines ridge. 

Review of Great Battle 

In an illuminating cable message on April 21, 
sent by Paul Scott Mowrer, staff correspondent 
of the Chicago Daily News, with the French armies, 
he said: 

"Exactly a month ago today, the world's great- 
est battle began. T^'Tiat has happened in this 
month? 

"The history of such vast and complicated 
events never can be written until long afterward. 
Not only are all the facts not yet collated, but 
many facts cannot yet be revealed because they 
would be useful to the enemy, who is much wor- 
ried at present because he cannot discover whether 
the French army is still practically intact. Never- 
theless, I will attempt in this dispatch to give a 
more detailed account of the month's developments 
than any other hitherto published. 

"This account is in no way based on official 
reports, to which, indeed, I have not had access, 
but merely upon personal observations and 
opinions, and to some extent upon the collation 
of miscellaneous information which has already 
been published. 

"I shall not dwell upon the picturesque side 
of the battle; neither upon the myriad acts of in- 
dividual heroism, nor upon the skill and devo- 
tion of the French and British armies as a whole. 
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to be the broad outlines of the battle. For clear- 
ness I shall number the heading from 1 to 9. 

German Preparations for Blow 
"1. German Preparations — Having definitely 
settled the Russian situation, the German great 
general staff with the kaiser's consent decided in 
February to make a final effort to win a complete 
victory over the allies by vanquishing Britain and 
France before the United States could transport a 
decisive number of fighting men to Europe. The 
front to be attacked was chosen and the date set 
for March 2L The preliminary preparations had 
already been made. All that remained was to con- 
centrate troops and material. 

"This concentration was effected with the great- 
est secrecy. The troop trains were unlighted and 
ran only by night. Subdivisions while on the 
way were kept under shelter and out of sight in 
the daytime. 

Two Hundred Divisions Gathered 
"Little by little about 200 divisions were gath- 
ered in France. Half of them, being destined to 
take part in the coming battle, were assembled in 
reasonable proximity to the British front. Not 
only were the divisions all raised to full strength, 
newly equipped, and re-enforced with various 
kinds of specialists, but every possible contingency 
was foreseen and material provided accordingly. 
The troops were excited to a high pitch of en- 
thusiasm and the greatest confidence prevailed. 

Preparations by the Allies 
"2. In the expectation of a big German offen- 
sive the allies took important measures. The Brit- 
ish took over the section of the French front be- 
tween St. Quentin and Chauny in order to free 
more French divisions for maneuvering purposes. 
The question of a unified command was agitated 
but resulted in a compromise, namely, the crea- 
tion of the Versailles council, which was to hold all 
the allied general reserves at its disposition. These 
general reserves were estimated by the Germans 
at forty-five French divisions and fifteen British. 
The allied reserves were carefully distributed at 
strategic points. 

"I am not conversant with what took place 
behind the British lines, but behind the French 
there was a vast amount of labor, the digging of 
position behind position with trenches and barbed 
wire complete to a depth of many kilometers. 

Aimed to Split Allies' Lines 
"3. The German Plan — The Germans' concep- 
tion was Napoleonic. They designed to break the 
French and British armies apart at the point of 
junction, then crush the British army by turning 



its right while leaving a strong force defensively 
opposite the French left. The death blow to the 
British was to be given by a second attack in 
Flanders following the first one on the Somme. 

"The means whereby they were certain they 
would succeed were: (a) The vast secret concen- 
tration, (b) The surprise which would end 
everything before the allies' reserve could arrive. 

"The German railways radiate to many points 
on the front, whereas the allies' railways mostly 
run in semicircles parallel with the front, thus 
giving the enemy a decided advantage. 

Allies Expected Big Blow 
"4. The Allies' Plan — The allies' plan was 
simply to allow the Germans to attack and sustain 
the blow successfully. They expected the Ger- 
mans to attack in the region of St. Quentin, but 
there were also reasons to suppose that the Ger- 
mans would attack in the Champagne. The allies 
were no less confident of their ability to sustain 
the shock than the Germans were confident of 
victory. 

Hit from Arras to Chauny 
"5. First Phase of the Battle — The sector chos- 
en for attack was the front of eighty kilometers 
(forty-eight miles) from Arras to Chauny, held 
entirely by the British. Against two armies three 
powerful German armies were concentrated. The 
British generals were Byng on the north, and 
Gough on the south. The German generals from 
north to south were Von Beulow, Von Marwitz 
and Von Hutler. The British were outnumbered 
two to one, both in men and guns. 

"What happened? Gen. Byng's army held 
admirably, maintaining die positions on the left and 
retreating on the right only to keep in contact with 
Gen. Gough. The latter's army, which had to 
bear the brunt of the German blow, was broken in 
two. Retreat was imperative. 

Road to Paris Put in Danger 
"'The pecularities of this retreat were: (a) 
Its rapidity. (b) Its direction. Instead of re- 
treating elastically and keeping in loop forma- 
tion around the Germany advance, the British re- 
tired first due west and then northwest toward 
Amiens. The entire Oise valley, which is on 
the direct road to Paris, was in danger. The Ger- 
mans' original objective had been Amiens. Two 
days after the battle began their objective became 
Paris. 

"But the Germans had reckoned without the 
French. The French army began to check the dan- 
ger in the Oise valley on March 23. The fighting 
literally was one against three. The general in 
command retired foot by foot and by March 26, 



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having received re-enforcements, began to hold 
firmly along the line Chauny-Noyon. 

"The Germans on March 31 made their last 
great attempt to break through the valley of the 
Oise. They were soundly repulsed. Paris ceased 
to be the German objective. Field Marshal von 
Hindenburg again turned his attention to Amiens. 

Connecting Link is Formed 
"Meanwhile another French army had begun 
intervention on March 27, on the left of the army 
that blocked the road to Paris, forming a connect- 
ing link between it and the remnant of Gen. Gough's 
army. On the first day the French along a twenty 
kilometer (twelve mile) front from Hangard to Til- 
loy fought literally one to ten, yet disputed every 
foot of the ground. By March 31 this French 
army, having received re-enforcements, was hold- 
ing firm along the lines from the Somme to Mont- 
didier, to which the commander had now extended 
his left. 

"The last general offensive against Amiens was 
made April 4. The French and British fighting 
against odds of two to one, repulsed the Germans 
with heavy loss. The Germans when stopped were 
still fifteen kilometers (nine miles) from Amiens. 
The first phase of the battle was ended. 

Second Phase of Big Battle 
"6. Second Phase — Of the second phase, which 
began April 9 and 10 against the British and 
Portuguese on a front of about twenty-five kilo- 
meters (fifteen miles) from La Basse to near Ypres, 
less can be said, for it is more recent and more- 
over I am less fully informed. The Germans 
broke the British center, which was being held 
by three Portuguese divisions. The situation on 
April 12 was critical, but since then it has been 
steadying and improving. 

"There can be little doubt now that the Ger- 
mans have been stopped. French re-enforcements 
have arrived and the offensive here will probably 
die out as did the offensive on Amiens, 

Methods of Foe in Attack 
"7. German Tactics — The German method of 
attack was as follows: 

"A preparatory bombardment, brief but in- 
tense, began at midnight on March 21 and lasted 
about six hours. Within this period 1,500,000 
shells were fired by one single army. Most of 
the shells contained gas and were intended less 
to destroy the British trenches than to destroy their 
occupants. 

"The infantry attacked in successive waves. 
The waves swept right over the zone of trenches, 
leaving such groups of British as still resisted to 



be dealt with by groups of special troops which 
followed the waves. Once in the open the waves 
advanced successfully under cover of a constant 
rifle and machine gun barrage. All units had 
orders to advance as far and as fast as possible. 
The troops were provided with three days' rations 
and two days' water. 

Tactics Pursued by Allies 
"The Allies' Tactics — The allies' tactics were 
not complicated. Once open fighting was resumed 
they had simply to defend their ground stub- 
bornly with rifle and machine gun fire, counter- 
attacking with the bayonet whenever that seemed 
expedient. They were outnxmibered and reserves 
were used sparingly. 

"The first French troops engaged were cavalry, 
who fought dismounted. The infantry was trans- 
ported on camions, which, during the critical days, 
went right into the zone of fire, the troops climb- 
ing down and forming a firing line immediately 
in a ditch along the road. The allies' artillery in 
most instances reached the battle field before the 
Germans and played a great part in checking the 
German advance. This was especially true of the 
French field-pieces. As the allies were constantly 
endeavoring to stabilize the lines they dug trenches 
wherever possible. 

Allies Superior in the Air 
"Throughout the battle the allies' aviation serv- 
ice completely dominated that of the enemy. 
French and British fighting planes attacked the 
German infantry from low altitudes with machine 
guns, while bombing planes both day and night 
dropped bombs not only on the enemy's reserves 
but on the actual firing line, thus temporarily re- 
placing the heavy artillery. 

Overestimated Their Strength 
"9. Conclusion — The Germans' plan was well 
conceived, and executed with good strategy, good 
tactics and good morale, but reckoned on a superi- 
ority which they did not possess. The allies' 
preparation, strategy and tactics also proved good, 
and the situation, momentarily critical both in 
Picardy and Flanders, has apparently been firmly 
re-established. 

"The Germans claim to have taken from the 
British more than 100,000 prisoners and about 
2,000 guns, including trench mortars, and from 
the French 2,000 prisoners. The French and 
British each have taken about 2,000 German 
prisoners. 

Fail to Separate Armies 
"In their purpose to separate the French and 
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have absolutely failed. The allies' lines have 
everywhere been re-established and the allies' 
command now is united. The Germans thus far 
have thrown into the fighting about 126 divisions. 
Their losses will probably reach more than 300,- 
000. They have still more divisions which they 
can use for a new offensive, and which will form 
the third phase of the mighty battle. This offen- 
sive, like the two preceding it, will fail. Then 
will come the allies' turn." 

Americans^ First Real Fight 
On the 20th of April the Americans had their 
first serious encounter with the Germans. This 
was at Seicheprey, a village near Renners forest. 
The Germans captured the place, but the Ameri- 
cans by a counter-attack recovered the lost ground. 
On the 25th and 26th the Germans took Mount 
Kemmel, Dranoutre and St. Eloi, while the British 
recaptured Villers-Bretonneaux. Fighting of a 
more or less local character continued throughout 
the rest of the month and in May with varying 
fortunes. 

Third Phase of Offensive 
On May 27 the Germans began another great 
offensive taking the Chemin des Dames from the 
French and crossing the Aisne. On the follow- 
ing day they crossed the Vesle river at Fismes. On 
this day also the Americans won their first notable 
victory by capturing the village of Cantigny and 
taking 200 prisoners. This position they held 
against many subsequent counter-attacks. Soissons 
was taken by the Germans May 29 and on the 
30th they occupied Fere-en-Tardenois and Vezily. 
On the 31st they reached Chateau Thierry and 
other points on the Marne, where they were halted 
by the French. Fighting of a spirited character 
continued for a few days longer, but the Germans 
could advance no farther in that direction at the 
time. 

Chouy and Neuilly-St. Front fell to the Ger- 
mans on June 1. On the following four days 
they took Pernant and a few villages, but the 
French by counter-attacks recaptured Longpont, 
Corey, Troesnes and some other places. On June 
6 American marines by a spirited attack gained 
two miles on a two and a half mile front near 
Veuilly-la-Poterie, taking Hill 142 near Torcy and 
entering Torcy itself. On the following day, with 
French aid, they completed the capture of Vilny, 
Veuilly-la-Poterie, Bussaires, Belleau and the 
heights southeast of Haute Vesnes. In a second 
battle northwest of Chateau Thierry the Ameri- 
cans advanced nearly two and a half miles on a 
six mile front, taking about 300 prisoners. In 
these battles the American troops confirmed the 
impression that as fighters they were equal to their 



allies and that with more experience they would 
be as good as the best. 

Fourth Phase of Offensive 
On June 9 the Germans began the fourth phase 
of the offensive by attacking between Montdidier 
and the Oise, advancing about four miles and 
taking several villages. On the next day they 
took the villages of Mery, Belloy and St. Maur and 
claimed the capture of 8,000 French. On this day 
the American marines took the greater part of Bel- 
leau wood. On June 11 they completed the cap- 
ture of Belleau wood, taking 300 prisoners and 
several machine guns and mortars. The French 
at the same time defeated the Germans between 
Rubescourt and St. Maur, taking 1,000 prisoners. 
There were other battles on the 12th and 13th, but 
on the 14th the German offensive was pronounced 
a costly failure. 

From this time to the end of June the fighting 
was of a less serious character, though the Ameri- 
cans in the Belleau and Vaux region gave the 
Germans no rest, attacking them continually and 
taking prisoners. Public attention at this period 
was directed toward Italy, where the Austrians 
took the offensive. 

July 2 President Wilson announced that there 
were 1,019,115 American soldiers in France. July 
4 was celebrated in England, France and Italy, as 
well as in the United States. On that day Ameri- 
cans assisted the Australians in taking Hamel, with 
many prisoners. On the 8th and 9th the French 
advanced in the region of Longpont and northwest 
of Compiegne. On the 12th they took Castel and 
other strong points near the west bank of the 
Avre river. July 14, the French national holiday, 
was observed in America and by the American 
soldiers in France. 

Fifth and Last Pliase 

Then on July 15, the Germans began the fifth 
and last phase of the offensive they initiated on 
March 21, attacking from Chateau Thierry on the 
west to Massignes, along a sixty-five mile front and 
crossing the Marne at several places. At Chateau 
Thierry the Americans put up a strong resistance, 
but by persistent efforts the enemy succeeded in 
gaining a footing on the south bank. 

The battle continued both east and west of 
Reims, with the allies holding strongly every- 
where, and the Germans meeting heavy losses. 
The latter aimed at Chalons and Epernay and 
hoped by turning the Reims position to capture 
the cathedral city without having to assault directly 
its formidable defense. Gen. Gouraud, the hero 
of Gallipoli, was in charge of the French forces 
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held the left. Most of the Americans taking part 
in the fighting were under the command of these 
three noted warriors, and strong Italian and Brit- 
ish detachments were with Gouraud's forces. 

While the Germans were trying to force their 
way regardless of cost in the direction of Chalons 
and Epernay, Gen. Foch, who seems to have had 
advance information of the German crown prince's 
plans, was preparing a surprise in the Villers-Cot- 
terets forest on the German right flank. Large 
forces were gathered, including some of the best 
French regiments, together with the foreign legion, 
the Moroccan regiment and other crack troops 
and many Americans. On Thursday morning, 
July 18, a heavy blow was launched at the Ger- 
mans all along the line from Chateau Thierry on 
the Marne to ihe Aisne river northwest of Soissons. 

Turn of the Tide 

The Teutons were taken wholly by surprise 
and town after town was taken with comparatively 
little resistance. Later the resistance stiffened, but 
the allies continued to advance. Mounted cavalry- 
men assisted the infantrymen, and tanks in large 
numbers helped to clear out machine gun nests. 
The Americans, who fought side by side with the 
French, did their work in a manner to excite the 
admiration of their comrades. Thousands of pris- 
oners were taken with large numbers of heavy 
cannon and great quantities of ammunition, to say 
nothing of thousands of machine guns. It was a 
master stroke by Gen. Foch and his officers. 

By the 20th Soissons was threatened. The Ger- 
mans, finding themselves caught in a dangerous 
salient and attacked fiercely on both flanks by 
the allies, hurriedly retreated to the north bank 
of the Marne, and still farther. They were in 
such a critical situation that the crown prince was 
forced to call for assistance from Prince Rup- 
precht in the north. 

Austrian Offensive in June 
On the Italian front there were also indications 
that the Germanic alliance was in difficulties. After 
its reverse in October, 1917, and its retreat to the 
line of the Piave river the Italian army was re- 
organized and strengthened under Gen. Diaz, who 
had succeeded Gen. Cadorna. French and British 
regiments were sent to help hold the line. Later 
some American troops were also sent. 

On June 15 the Austrians, urged on by the 
Germans, began an offensive along a 100 mile 
front, crossing the Piave in several places. On 
that day and the following two days they con- 
tinued violent attacks, especially on the Montello 
plateau, along the Piave from St. Andrea to San 
Dona di Piave and at Capo Sile, twenty miles from 



Venice, where they made some progress. Then 
the Italians, British and French counter-attacked 
with impetuosity and within two or three days 
had turned the Austrian offensive into a great rout, 
killing thousands, taking other thousands prisoners 
and obtaining possession of a large amount of war 
material, including many of the Austrian heavy 
caliber guns. The whole Austrian scheme to ad- 
vance into the rich Italian plains, where they hoped 
to find great stores of food for their hungry sol- 
diers, failed miserably. 

The defeat added to the dissatisfaction in the 
dual empire and increased the bad feeling between 
Austria-Hungary and Germany. 

Emperor's Peace Letter a Bomb 

In this connection it may be noted that Count 
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, 
was forced to resign his position on April 15, 
1918, following the publication of a letter, pub- 
lished by the French government showing that 
Emperor Charles had favored giving Alsace-Lor- 
raine to France and restoring Belgium and Serbia 
in order to bring about peace. The letter caused a 
sensation and added to the ill feeling existing be- 
tween the central powers. 

Naval Affairs 

On the seas the year 1918 was without events 
comparable in importance to the battle of the Falk- 
land islands or of the Skager-Rak, though there 
were some minor affairs in which great heroism 
was shown. This was notably the case in the 
British attacks on Zeebrugge and Ostend by which 
these enemy naval bases were made practically 
useless. The entrances to the ports were obstruct- 
ed by sinking old ships across the harbor entrances 
April 22 and again on May 9. The British lost 
many brave men in the operations, but it was 
worth the sacrifice, for the activities of the Ger- 
man submarines were greatly hampered thereby. 

In an encounter between British light craft and 
Turkish war vessels at the entrance of the Dar- 
danelles January 20, 1918, the Breslau, a former 
cruiser, was sent to the bottom and the Goeben 
damaged. Both were flying the Turkish flag. The 
British lost a destroyer and a small monitor. Two 
or three minor encounters occurred in the North 
sea. 

The German high seas fleet did not venture out 
since the battle of Skager-Rak until it surrendered 
in accordance with the armistice terms. Most of 
the Russian warships in the Baltic escaped seizure 
by the Germans after the collapse of the Russian 
army, some being sunk by the Russians themselves 
and others taking refuge at Kronstadt. The Germans, 
however, obtained possession of some of the craft 
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Italians' Notable Naval Feat 

Through the skill and bravery of Commander 
Pellegrini and Commander Rizzo of the Italian 
navy Austria-Hungary lost three battle ships and 
one coast defense ship. These were torpedoed 
either while lying in harbor or proceeding along 
the Dalmatian coast protected by swarms of tor- 
pedo boats. The coast defense ship Wien was 
sunk in December, 1917, and the battle ships in 
May and June, 1918. No finer exploits of this 
kind were produced by the war. 

Some losses were suffered by the American 
navy, but under all the circumstances they were 
not heavier than might have been expected. Among 
the vessels lost by torpedoing or through other 
causes may be named the destroyers Jacob Jones 
and Chauncey, the collier Cyclops, the cruiser San 
Diego, the supply ship Westover, the tugs Chero- 
kee and Mariner and a number of ships used as 
troop transports. Fortunately these were home- 
ward bound and the loss of life was not large. 

The work done by the navy was of a most 
arduous and exacting character, but it met every 
emergency and established a record, especially in 
the matter of convoying transports to Europe, of 
which it has every reason to be proud. Several 
transport were lost, but in each case they were 
homeward bound. The transport Tuscania, on 
which more than 200 American soldiers lost their 
lives February 5, and the Moldavia and Otranto 
were British. The largest American transports lost 
were the President Lincoln, May 31, 1918, and the 
Covington, July 1. 

Notwithstanding that many ships of the allied 
countries and neutral nations were sunk in the 
course of a year, it became apparent that the Ger- 
man policy of ruthless submarine warfare was 
doomed to failure. The seas around the British 
isles became so unpleasant for the "U" boats that 
they ventured farther from their bases and even 
came to this side of the Atlantic. In June they 
sank about a dozen ships off the American coast. 

Torpedoing of Hospital Ships 
"Frightfulness" continued to be a strong fea- 
ture of the German war policy, both on sea and 
land. Hospital ships were attacked and sunk on 
sight wherever they were encountered. The most 
striking example of this was the sinking of the 
British ship Llandovery Castle, seventy miles off 
the Irish coast on the night of June 27, with a loss 
of 234 lives, among them a number of Canadian 
women Red Cross nurses. On land the German 
aviators bombed many hospitals and continued 
their aerial raids on London and Paris. 



Long Range Gun Bombafds Paris 
The French capital was also subjected to a 
bombardment by guns having a surprisingly long 
range — said to be sixty or seventy miles — causing 
some loss of life. The greatest fatality occured 
when a shell struck a church in Paris, where serv- 
ices were being held on Good Friday, killing sev- 
enty-six persons. British, French and other avia- 
tors, in retaliation for the bombing of defenseless 
towns back of the battle line, dropped explosives 
on some of the Rhine towns, sparing as much as 
possible, however, civilians, while attacking 
factories and public works. This action caused 
great alarm, and the inhabitants demanded that 
an understanding should be reached on the subject 
of aerial bombardments outside the war zones 
proper. 

Throughout the year the allied aviators con- 
tinued to manifest their superiority over the Ger- 
man flyers. Fatalities on both sides were heavy 
and some of the greatest aces were killed. Among 
the dead may be mentioned Maj. Baraca, Italian; 
Frank L. Baylies, Arthur Blumenthal, W. Vernon 
Booth, A. Courtney Campbell, Charles W. Chap- 
man, James R. McConnell, Raoul Lufbery, Paul 
Pavelka, Quentin Roosevelt, American ; Baron Richt- 
hofen, German; George Guynemer, French, and 
James B. McCudden, British. In the training areas 
in America there were many fatal aerial accidents. 
Among the deaths attracting most attention were 
those of John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of 
New York, and Vernon Castle, the noted dancer. 

Lichnowsky Mepioirs 

Revelations made by Prince Lichnowsky, Ger- 
man ambassador in London at the time the war 
began, laying the blame for the great struggle 
on German and Austrian shoulders, caused a great 
sensation early in the spring of this year. His 
statement of the causes of the war confirmed the 
claims of the British and other allies and was a 
severe setback to the German assertion that the 
war was forced on the central powers and that 
they were fighting in self-defense. 

Gavrio Prinzip, the man who killed Archduke 
Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the throne 
of Austria-Hungary, and thereby precipitated the 
European war, died in a fortress near Prague, 
Bohemia, April 30, 1918, of tuberculosis. 

Decisive Campaign 
Having noted some of the less important oc- 
currences of the year we may now turn to the cam- 
paigns which resulted in the downfall of Germany 
and her allies. Bulgaria was the first of the quad- 
ruple alliance to give up the struggle. In July 
Italian and French troops began an operation be- 



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tween the Adriatic coast and the Tomorica valley 
and in five days advanced from fifteen to twenty 
miles on a sixty mile front, until the whole of 
southern Albania was cleared of the enemy. 

Bulgarians Forced to Surrender 

There were some minor operations in August, 
but Gen. Franchet d'Esperey, who was the com- 
mander in chief of the allied forces in Mace- 
donia, waited until his preparations were com- 
plete. An official report issued by the French 
war office gave his concise account of the brief 
but brilliant campaign that followed: 

"The operations began (Sept. 14) when a Ser- 
bian division moved forward and carried by as- 
sault the formidable mountain barriers of Vetrenik, 
Dobropolje and Sokol. By September 22 they had 
succeeded in cutting the communications of the 
first Bulgarian army operating along the Vardar 
and those of the Bulgarian second army and the 
Germans north of Monastir. 

"Displaying extraordinary endurance, courage 
and a spirit of sacrifice, all the allied forces joined 
in the attack September 18 against the enemy at 
Doiran, capturing this region from important Bul- 
garian forces. 

"Beginning September 21, the Italian, Greek 
and French troops in the region of Monastir moved 
forward in their turn. On September 22 a general 
pursuit began. It was conducted with ardor and 
splendid energy. 

Allies Cross Vardar 

"On the 23d the Serbians and French crossed the 
Vardar in the direction of Krivolak. On the 24th 
French cavalry entered Frilep. On the 25th Ishtib 
and the formidable barriers to Veles were captured. 
The British opened up the road to Strumnitza, 
which they entered September 26. The same day the 
Serbians reached Kochana and Veles and the Ital- 
ians, French and Greeks were marching on Kiche- 
vo. 

"On the evening of September 26 the Bulgarians 
asked that hostilities be suspended, announcing they 
were sending plenipotentiaries. 

"At 11 p. m., on September 29 the plenipoten- 
tiaries delegated by the Bulgarian government 
signed an armistice at Saloniki. On September 30 
at midday hostilities between Bulgarians and the 
allies ceased." 

Though the Bulgarians had surrendered, the 
Austrian and German detachments in the Balkans 
offered some resistance. It was feeble, for they 
were meeting with severe reverses elsewhere and 
could spare no troops for this war theater. The 
allies, and particularly the Serbians, advanced 
steadily and occupied all the main towns and 



strategic centers. The Germans speedily found 
themselves cut off from Turkey, the famous Berlin 
to Bagdad line being cut and communication by the 
Danube closed. Before the war ended the Serbians 
were back in their old capital, Belgrade. 

Abdication of King Ferdinand 

King Ferdinand had been in bad health and 
mentally depressed for some time before the sur- 
render came. His pro-German cabinet resigned 
and another favorable to the allies came to the helm 
under the leadership of M. Malinoff. It was this 
government which made the surrender at Saloniki, 
King Ferdinand abdicated Oct. 3 and was succeeded 
by Prince Boris. In giving up the throne King 
Ferdinand issued the following manifesto: 

"By reason of a succession of circumstances 
which have occurred in my kingdom and which de- 
mand from each citizen much sacrifice, even to the 
surrendering of oneself for the well being of all, I 
desire to give as the first example the sacrifice of 
myself. 

"Despite the sacred ties which for thirty-two 
years have bound me so firmly to this country, for 
whose prosperity and greatness I have given all my 
powers, I have decided to renounce the royal Bul- 
garian crown in favor of my eldest son, his high- 
ness the prince royal, Boris of Tirnovo. 

"I call upon all faithful subjects and true 
patriots to unite as one man about the throne of 
King Boris, to lift the country from its difficult 
situation and to elevate new Bulgaria to the height 
to which it is predestined." 

The abdication of King Ferdinand was an- 
nounced by the premier Malinoff at a crowded 
session of parliament and the news was received 
by the deputies with great interest. 

It was announced on Nov. 2 that King Boris 
had also abdicated and that Bulgaria had been 
changed into a republic. Dispatches from Sofia 
were conflicting and details of the formation of the 
new state are lacking. 

Turkey Next to Give Up 

Having been cut off from Germany, the Turkish 
government found itself in a hopeless position, 
which was made all the more so by the complete 
defeat of its army in Palestine by the forces under 
Gen. Allenby. The beginning of the decisive cam- 
paign in this part of the world was described thus 
in an official British communication issued from 
the war office in London Sept. 20: 

"During the night of Sept. 18 our troops com- 
menced a general attack on the front between the 
Jordan and the sea. East of the Jerusalem-Nablus 
road British and Indian troops advanced success- 



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fully and intercepted the Turkish road communi- 
cation leading southeast from Nablus. 

"At 4:30 a. m. of the 19th the main attack, in 
which French troops participated, was launched 
after a sharp bombardment between Rafat and the 
coast. Our infantry made rapid progress, overrun- 
ning the entire hostile defensive system on this 
frontage by 8 a. m. and penetrating to a maximum 
depth of five miles before swinging east. 

"The latest available reports indicate the Tul- 
keram railway junction was occupied by our in- 
fantry in the course of the afternoon, while a bri- 
gade of Australian light horse reached the main 
Tulkeran-Messudieh railway and the road in the 
vicinity of Anesta, cutting off large bodies of re- 
treating enemy with their guns and transports. 

"Meantime a strong cavalry force of British, 
Indian and Australian troops moving northward 
on the coast had seized the road junction at Hu- 
deira Lektera, nineteen miles from the point of 
departure, by midday. 

"East of the Jordan a strong detachment of 
Arab troops of the king of the Hedjas, descending 
from the Turkish railway junction of Beraa, sev- 
ered rail communications leading north, south and 
west from that center. 

"The operations continued. By 8 p. m. of the 
19th more than 3,000 prisoners had passed through 
our corps cages and many more were reported as 
not having been counted. Large quantities of ma- 
terial have been taken." 

Another official statement issued by the British 
war office Sept. 22 said: 

"By 8 p. m. on Sept. 20 the enemy resistance had 
collapsed everywhere save on the Turkish left in 
the Jordan valley. 

"Our left wing, having swung around to the 
east, had reached the line of Bidieh, Baka and 
Messudieh junction, and was astride the rail and 
roads converging at Nablus. 

"Our right wing, advancing through difficult 
country against considerable resistance, had reach- 
ed the line of Kahn Jibeit, one and one-quarter 
miles northeast of El Muheir and Es-Sawieh, and 
was facing north astride the Jerusalem-Nablus road. 

"On the north our cavalry had occupied Nazar- 
eth, Afuse and Beisan, and were collecting the 
disorganized masses of enemy troops and transports 
as they arrived from the south. 

Close Trap on Turks 

"All avenues of escape open to the enemy, ex- 
cept the fords across the Jordan between Beisan 
and Jisr-ed-Dameer, were thus closed. 

"East of the Jordan Arab forces of the king 
of the Hedjas had effected numerous demolitions 
on the railways radiating from Beraa, several im- 



portant bridges, including one in the Yurmak val- 
ley, having been destroyed. 

"Very severe losses have been inflicted on the 
masses of Turkish troops retreating over the dif- 
ficult roads by our air service. 

"A German airplane, later ascertained to have 
been carrying mails, landed in the midst of our 
troops at Afule. The pilot, who believed the place 
still to be in Turkish hands, destroyed the machine 
and its contents before he could be secured. 

"By 9 o'clock on Saturday night on our left 
wing the infantry about Biratur had reached the 
line Beitdejan-Samaria-Kirafmer, shepherding the 
enemy on the west of the Jerusalem-Nablus road 
into the arms of our cavalry operating southward 
from Beisan. 

Airmep, Harass Fugitives 

"Other enemy columns vainly attempted to es- 
cape into the Jordan valley in the direction of 
Jisr-ed-Dameer, which still is held by us. These 
columns suffered adversely from our aircraft, which 
constantly harassed them with bombs and machine 
gun fire from low altitudes. 

"In the vicinity of Lake Tiberias our cavalry 
detachments hold Nazareth and the rail and road 
passages over the Jordan at Jisr-ed-Dameer. Al- 
ready 18,000 prisoners have been captured and 
120 guns collected." 

In the course of the next few days the entire 
7th and 8th Turkish armies were virtually an- 
nihilated. The mobility of the allied forces and 
the boldness of Gen. Allenby's plan of hitting at 
the strongest point in the Turkish defenses added 
to the success. The rush of the British cavalry 
completed the enemy's discomfiture. 

The Turkish reserves consisted of troops which 
recently arrived from the Caucasus. Field Marshall 
Liman von Sanders, commander of the Turkish 
forces, and his staff escaped capture by only six 
hours. British cavalry, pushing up the Mediter- 
ranean coast of Palestina, occupied Haifa and 
Acre. The capture of these ports represented an 
advance of sixty miles in the operations. Allied 
troops reached Es-Salt, fifteen miles northwest of 
Amman. 

Damascus Taken 
Troops of an Australian mounted division en- 
tered Damascus Monday night, Sept. 30. At 6 
a. m. Oct. 1 the city was occupied by the British 
forces and by a portion of the Arab army of King 
Hussein. More than 7,000 prisoners were taken. 
British troops entered Aleppo Oct. 26. 

Surrender Announced 
The surrender of Turkey was announced in the 
French chamber of deputies Oct. 31 by Admiral 
Leygues, minister of marine, who said: 



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"A few days ago Gen. Townshend was freed to 
go to inform the British admiral commanding in 
the Mgean sea that the Turkish government asked 
that negotiations be opened with a view to conclu- 
sion of an armistice between Turkey and the allies. 

"Rear-Admiral Calthorpe replied that if the 
Turkish government sent regularly accredited plen- 
ipotentiaries he had the necessary powers to inform 
them of the conditions under which the allies 
would consent to cease hostilities and that he had 
the power to sign on behalf of the allies an armis- 
tice based on these conditions. 

"The Turkish plenipotentiaries arrived at Mu- 
dros at the beginning of this week. ' The armistice 
was signed last night (Oct. 30) by Rear- Admiral 
Calthorpe on behalf of the allies, and it became 
effective this noon. 

"It is impossible to publish the complete terms, 
but they include: 

"Free passage of the allied fleets through the 
Dardanelles to the Black sea. 

"Occupation of the Bosporus and the Dardan- 
elles forts as necessary to guarantee the security 
of this passage. 

Must Return Prisoners 

"The immediate release and return of all allied 
prisoners of war." 

Gen. Townshend was commander of the Brit- 
ish Mesopotamia force which surrendered at Kut- 
el-Amara on April 29, 1916. Gen Townshend had 
been sent as a prisoner to an island in the Sea of 
Marmora. 

Collapse of Austria 
The collapse of Austria-Hungary followed close 
on the heels of that of Turkey. There were many 
minor engagements along the Piave and in the 
mountainous regions after the ill-fated Austrian 
drive in June, but there was nothing like a general 
offensive until after the middle of October. On 
the 23d of that month the Italians, aided by the 
French and British, attacked in the Monte Grappa 
region and on the Asiago plateau. They also 
struck along the upper reaches of the Piave river 
and before the 25th had taken 3,000 prisoners. 
On the Piave they captured the islands of Grave 
di Pappadopolo and Maggiore, which are in the 
vicinity of Odrizo. They took prisoner the enemy 
garrisons of these islands. A little farther to the 
north and west the Italians made important progress 
in the region of Monte Grappa, the scene of 
some of the hardest fighting of the war. They 
crossed the Ornic river and captured Monte Solaro 
lo and part of Monte Prassolan and Monte Pertica. 
On the Asiago plateau they took Monte Sisemol. 
An official Italian communique issued on Oct. 28 
said: 



"Our army, in conjunction with allied contin- 
gents, has crossed the Piave river by force of arms, 
engaging in bitter battles against the enemy, who 
strove desparately to bar the way. 

"Between the slope and heights of Val Dob- 
biadene and the mouth of the Soligo torrent our 
infantry assault troops passed during the night, 
under violent fire, to the left bank of the river, 
broke into the enemy's front lines and carried them. 

"Supported by the fire of the artillery on the 
right bank they gained ground and repulsed enemy 
counter-attacks throughout the day. 

"To the south the 10th army, taking advantage 
of the successes of the British at Grave di Pappa- 
dopolo, compelled the enemy to retire and repulsed 
two counter-attacks in the direction of Borgo Mal- 
anotte and Roneadelle. 

"The prisoners taken yesterday aggregated more 
than 9,000. Fifty-one guns were captured." 

By the night of the 29th the allied troops were 
nearly eight miles east of the Piave river and still 
were driving the disorganized Austrians before 
them. Cavalry and light infantry detachments 
forced a crossing of the Monticano river, routed 
the enemy rear guards at Vazzola and headed in the 
direction of the Livenza river to the east. 

Over the forty mile front from the region of 
Monte Grappa, in the north, eastward and then 
south nearly to Ponte di Piave, twenty miles north 
of the sea, Italian, British and French troops 
everywhere reported a victorious advance. 

At the north end of the attack line on the 
Piave, Italian troops stormed Val Dobbiadene, 
swept up and took the heights of Colfosto, over- 
ran the Susgena plain, and took the town of that 
name. Conegliana, five miles northeast of the 
left bank of the Piave, was occupied and passed 
in the advance. 

North of the Montello the French took Monte 
Pionar by storm, while Italian troops, north and 
west, crossed the Ornic river, an east and west 
stream which flows into the Piave, and drove the 
Austrians from Alano di Piave. 

British units, far to the west of the Brenta, 
raided the enemy trenches opposite Asiago and 
found them unoccupied. 

The captures in material were heavy, including 
not only field artillery, but cannon of large calibre. 

American troops under Maj.-Gen. Charles G. 
Treat crossed the Piave river with the 10th army, 
composed of British, Italians and Americans, under 
Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of Cavan. This was the first 
army to begin operations by establishing a bridge- 
head across the Piave river at the island of Grave 
di Pappadopolo. 



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By October 30 more than 50,000 Austrian pris- 
oners had been taken, with 300 guns and great 
quantities of military stores. An official statement 
from Rome said that hordes of the enemy were 
streaming in rout from the mountain passes, seek- 
ing to cross the Tagliamento river, about ten miles 
east of the Livenza. The Italian, British and 
French troops crossed the Livenza at several places 
along its headwaters and were headed for the Tag- 
liamento, beyond which lie the Isonzo and the 
Austrian frontier. To the south the 3d Italian 
army, which forced several passages of the lower 
Piave on the 29th was driving the enemy before 
it, despite some show at resistance. 

Italian troops reached Ponte delle Albi, north- 
east of the city of Belluno, in the north, thus 
definitely dividing the Austrian armies. 

"The enemy is completely defeated east of the 
Piave," said an official Italian dispatch, "and is 
with great difficulty sustaining the incessant pres- 
sure of our troops in the mountain region, in the 
plain, and in the Alpine foothills of Venetia. Our 
armies are aiming irresistibly toward the objec- 
tives which have been designated. 

"The enemy masses are streaming in confusion 
down the mountain valleys in an attempt to reach 
passes on the Tagliamento. Prisoners, guns, war 
material and storehouses, scarcely touched, fell in- 
to our hands. 

"The 12th army, after having completely taken 
possession of the height of Ceseme, is fighting to 
conquer the pass of Quero. The 8th army has con- 
quered the ridge between the valley of Follina and 
the valley of the Piave, and has occupied the pass 
of Seravelle, advancing toward the plain of Can- 
siglio, aiming at the plain of Pordenone. The 10th 
army has brought its front on the Livenza. 

"The 3d army is pushing ahead, overwhelming 
and capturing the enemy, who offers a bitter re- 
sistance. Czecho-Slovak troops are participating 
in the action. 

"In the Grappa region our troops renewed their 
attack, and this morning succeeded in conquering 
Col. Caprile, Col. Banatto, Asolone, Monte Prasso- 
lan, the salient of Solaro, Monte Spinoncia and 
the plateau of Asiago." 

On November 1 the official Italian account of 
the battle operations read: 

"The battle continues all along the front. The 
enemy is strongly maintaining his resistance from 
the Stelvio to the Astico, but he is wavering be- 
yond the Asiago plateau and is in utter rout all 
along the rest of the front. The greatest defense 
that the enemy has is the natural obstacles along 
the road of its retreat. 



"Our troops are full of enthusiasm and are fol- 
lowing the enemy relentlessly. 

"The 12th army, after conquering the pass 
of Quero, has rapidly advanced south of Belluno, 
and after brilliantly rounding the depression of 
Vadalto, has advanced on Belluno and occupied 
the city. 

"The 3d army, re-enforced also by a regiment 
of marines, has occupied the whole intricate zone 
along the Adriatic. 

"In the direction of Udine the Italian troops 
are also fast advancing. Pordenone has fallen in- 
to our hands. At the extreme eastern sector of the 
front Italian marines have occupied Caorle. 

"Great numbers of airplanes are preceding our 
troops and are operating their machine gams on 
the retreating enemy columns. 

"The number of prisoners is increasing rapidly 
and continuously. More than 700 guns captured 
have already been counted. The booty captured 
is of an enormous quantity." 

Report of November 2 

On November 2 Rome reported: 

"The Austrian armies have been completely 
defeated. The Italians already have captured 80,- 
000 prisoners and 1,600 guns. The entire Aus- 
trian army in the Trentino has been cut off and 
another Austrian army on the southern end of the 
front is in the same situation. 

"The Italians are on Austrian soil. The north- 
ern army crossed the frontier into Austrian terri- 
tory in the Sugana valley yesterday evening, cut- 
ting the Austrian forces in that region in two. 

"East of the Brenta the pursuit continues. On 
the Asiago plateau the enemy is resisting to give 
time for the masses in the rear to retire, but the 
troops of the 6th army have crossed by force 
of arms the pass between Rotza and Roanan, car- 
rying in a bitter struggle Monte Cimone and Monte 
Lisser, and are advancing in the valley of the Nos. 

"The 4th army has occupied the heights north 
of the hollow of Fonzaso and has pushed forward 
columns into the Sugana valley. The old frontier 
was passed yesterday evening. Alpine groups, hav- 
ing crossed the Piave with improvised means, in the 
neighborhood of Busche, have spread out in the 
area between Feltre and San Giustina. 

"Italian troops which yesterday won in heavy 
fighting at the Passo di Boldo, the hollow of Fa- 
dalto, are going up the Cordevole valley. They 
have passed beyond Ponte delle Alpi and are 
marching toward Longarone. 

"On the plains an Italian cavalry division under 
the count of Turin, having overcome the stubborn 
resistance of the enemy at Costello d'Aviano, Rov- 



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eredo in Piano, San Martino and San Querino, 
occupied Pordenone and passed the Cellina- Medu- 
na line. 

"Our own and allied aviators are complete 
masters of the air, and continue without pause 
their daring activities. An Italian airship bom- 
barded the railway station in the Sugana valley at 
night. 

"It is not possible to calculate the number of 
guns abandoned on the lines of battle now dis- 
tant from the fighting front and in the roads. 
More than 1,600 have been counted. 

"More than 80,000 prisoners have been count- 
ed. Our soldiers have liberated several thousand 
prisoners from capitivity." 

Austria Raises White Flag 

Even before this stage of the battle had been 
reached the Austrian authorities realized that it 
would be useless to continue the struggle any 
further, and steps were taken to secure an armistice. 
This proceeding was thus described by a cor- 
respondent of the London Times: 

"Toward the evening of October 29 an Aus- 
trian officer was seen coming from the enemy 
trenches close to Serravalle above Ala, in the 
Adige valley. It became evident at once that the 
white flag was genuine and Italian officers went 
forward to meet him. 

"The officer, who was a captain, declared that 
he had come to discuss the conditions of an 
armistice. Taken to a neighboring command and 
questioned, he was found not to have any author- 
itative papers and was sent back with a message 
that a more representative and duly accredited 
mission should be sent if the matter was to be 
pursued. 

"On Wednesday evening a white flag was again 
hoisted. The Austrians having evidently determined 
to make due sacrifice of their pride, this time 
more fitting personalities appeared. At the head 
of a small group that approached the Italian 
trenches was the Austrian Gen. von Weber, a 
corps commander. The party consisted of eight 
persons and included another general and naval 
and military officers. There were also civilians, 
either diplomatic, or government representatives, 
and secretaries and typists. 

"They were treated with every courtesy, and 
when Gen. von Weber had formally stated his 
mission and shown that he was the bearer of proper 
credentials, he and his party were driven next 
day in motor cars to the Villa Giusti, close to 
Gen. Diaz' headquarters. At 9 o'clock in the 
morning Gen. Badoglio, the chief of the staff, 
drove with an escort of cavalry to the villa, and 



on his arrival all the troops present saluted and 
the bugles were sounded. 

"Entering the villa. Gen. Badoglio found all the 
Austrian mission standing in a line in the drawing 
room awaiting him. Gen. von Weber was in 
full uniform, wearing the stars and ribbons of his 
orders. Gen. Badoglio saluted him and upon 
seating himself asked the Austrian general his 
errand. Gen. von Weber replied that he had 
come to ask the conditions upon which an armistice 
would be granted. Gen. Badoglio answered that 
within an hour he would let him know the general 
lines of such an armistice contained in a written 
message. He then left the room and the written 
message in question was at once sent to the villa. 

"Meanwhile telegrams were exchanged with 
Versailles, and during the afternoon the precise 
details under which an armistice would be granted 
were received from Sig. Orlando, the Italian prime 
minister, and again in written form handed to 
Gen. von Weber. During the evening one of the 
Austrian envoys left by motor car for Serraville 
with a draft of the conditions to communicate to 
the Austrian government. 

"The Austrian plenipotentiaries were very 
much depressed and did not show themselves out- 
side the villa nor walk in its ample gardens." 

Armistice Signed 

The terms of armistice offered by the allies 
were accepted by the Austrian government and 
the document was signed by Gen. Diaz and the 
Austrian representatives on the afternoon of Sun- 
day, November 3. At 3 o'clock on the following 
day hostilities ceased all along the line. On the 
evening of Monday the Italian war office issued 
the following statement: 

"The war against Austria-Hungary, which under 
the high guidance of the king, the supreme leader 
of the Italian army, inferior in numbers and ma- 
terial, began the 24th of May, 1915, and which, 
with unbending faith and tenacious valor has been 
conducted uninterruptedly and bitterly for forty- 
one months, has been won. 

"The gigantic battle engaged in on the 24th 
of October, in which fifty-one Italian divisions and 
three British, two French, one Czecho-Slovak and 
one American regiment participated against sixty- 
three Austro-Hungarian divisions is ended. 

"The daring and very rapid advance of the 29th 
army corps on Trent, closing up the enemy's 
armies in Trentino, who were overcome to the west 
by troops from the 7th army, and to the east by 
the 1st, 6th and 4th armies, brought about the 
total collapse of the enemy's front. 

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suffered heavy losses in the fierce resistance of the 
first days of the struggle, and in pursuit it has 
lost an immense quantity of material of all kinds, 
nearly all its stores and depots, and has left in our 
hands about 300,000 prisoners, with their com- 
mands complete, and not less than 5,000 guns. 

"This defeat has left what once was one of the 
most powerful armies in the world in disorder, 
and without hope of returning along the valleys 
through which it descended with haughty assur- 
ance." 

Victory Hour for the Allies 

On the anniversary of Britain's entry into the 
war August 4, Field Marshal Haig, commander in 
chief of the British forces in France, issued this 
special order of the day: 

"The conclusion of the fourth year of the war 
marks the passing of the period of crisis. We can 
now with added confidence look forward to the 
future. 

"The revolution in Russia set free large hostile 
forces on the eastern front, which were transferred 
to the west. It was the enemy's intention to use 
the great numbers thus created to gain a decisive 
victory before the arrival of American troops 
should give superiority to the Allies. 

"The enemy made his effort to obtain a de- 
cision on the western front and failed. The steady 
stream of American troops arriving in France has 
restored the balance. The enemy's first and most 
powerful blows fell on the British. 

"The superiority of force was nearly three to 
one. Although he succeeded in pressing back 
parts of the fronts attacked, the British line re- 
mained unbroken. 

"After many days of heroic fighting, the glory 
of which will live for all time in the history of 
our race, the enemy is held. At the end of four 
years of war the magnificent fighting qualities and 
spirit of our troops remain of the highest order. 

"I thank them for the devoted bravery and 
unshaken resolution -with which they responded to 
my appeal at the height of the struggle, I know 
they will show like steadfastness and courage in 
whatever task they may yet be called upon to per- 
form." 

That the field marshal spoke truly was proved 
by after events. The period of crisis had been 
passed, for thereafter and until the surrender the 
Germans moved only in one direction, and that 
was in the direction of their own frontier. There 
was much sanguinary fighting, but it was a defen- 
sive war they waged, with numerous counter-offen- 
sives to give their harassed troops time to get 



away with guns and supplies. No real offensive 
was attempted after the end of July. 

To give merely an outline of what happened 
on the western front between August 1 and Novem- 
ber 11 is difficult because of the extended battle 
line, the number of troops engaged and the rapid- 
ity with which the allied commanders struck the 
enemy heavy blows in widely separated sections. 
An attempt will, however, be made to touch upon 
some of the more important movements from the 
North Sea to the Swiss border in the order in which 
they occurred. 

Capture of Fismes 
On August 3 and 4 Gen. Pershing was able to 
report: "The full fruits of victory in the counter- 
offensive begun so gloriously by Franco-American 
troops on July 18 were reaped today, when the 
enemy, who met his second great defeat on the 
Marne, was driven in confusion beyond the line 
of the Vesle. The enemy, in spite of suffering 
the heaviest losses, has proved incapable of stem- 
ming the onslaught of our troops, fighting for 
liberty side by side with French, British and Italian 
veterans. In the course of the operations 8,400 
prisoners and 133 guns have been captured by our 
men alone. Our troops have taken Fismes by as- 
sault and hold the south bank of the Vesle in 
this section." 

Foch Made Marshal of France 

On August 6 the French council of ministers 
elevated Gen. Ferdinand Foch to tlie rank of mar- 
shal of France. In connection with this event 
Premier Clemenceau said: 

"At the hour when the enemy, by a formidable 
offensive, counted on snatching the decision and 
imposing a German peace upon us Gen. Foch and 
his admirable troops vanquished him. 

"Paris is not in danger, Soissons and Chateau 
Thierry have been reconquered and more then 200 
villages have been delivered. 

"Thirty-five thousand prisoners and 700 can- 
non have been captured, and the enemy's high 
hopes of the week before have been crushed. The 
glorious allied armies have thrown him from the 
banks of the Marne to the Aisne. Such are the 
results of the high command's strategy, superbly 
executed by incomparable commanders. The con- 
fidence placed by the republic and by all the allies 
in the conqueror of St. Gond, the Yser and the 
Somme has been fully justified." 

Smash in Picardy 
On August 8 the British and French launched 
an offensive in Picardy and on a front of more 
than twenty miles astride the Somme pressed for- 



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ward from six to seven miles, taking more than 
10,000 prisoners and capturing Moreuil, Hamel 
and numerous other places. In his report of the 
first day's operations Gen. Haig said: 

"The operations commenced this morning on 
the Amiens front by the French 1st army under 
command of Gen. Debeney and the British 4th 
army under Sir Henry Rawlinson are proceeding 
successfully. The assembly of allied troops was 
completed under cover of night, unnoticed by the 
enemy. 

"At the hour of assault French, Canadian, Aus- 
tralian and English divisions, assisted by a large 
number of British tanks, stormed the Germans on 
a front of over twenty miles from the Avre river 
at Braches to the neighborhood of Morlancourt. 
The enemy was taken by surprise, and at all points 
the allied troops have made rapid progress. 

"At an early hour our first objectives had been 
reached on the whole of the front attacked. Dur- 
ing the morning the advance of the allied infantry 
continued actively assisted by British cavalry, 
light tanks and motor machine gun batteries. 

"The resistance of German divisions in the line 
was overcome at certain points after sharp fight- 
ing, and many prisoners and a number of guns 
were captured by our troops. The French troops 
attacking with great gallantry, crossed the Avre 
river, and despite the enemy's opposition carried 
hostile defenses. North of the Somme the great 
part of our final objectives were gained before 
noon, but in the neighborhood of Chipilly parties 
of the enemy offered prolonged resistance. In 
both localities the fighting was heavy, but ulti- 
mately our troops broke down the opposition of 
the German infantry and gained their objectives. 

"South of the Somme the gallantry of the allied 
infantry and the dash and vigor of their attack 
had gained during the afternoon the final objec- 
tives for the day on practically the whole of the 
battle front. 

"Assisted by our light tanks and armored cars, 
cavalry passed through the infantry and beyond 
our objectives, riding down the German transports 
and limbers in their retreat, and capturing villages 
and taking many prisoners." 

Chipilly Ridge 
The hard fighting at Chipilly ridge mentioned 
in Gen. Haig's dispatch was done chiefly by Aus- 
tralian troops, but they were ably assisted by 
American soldiers, former national guardsmen 
from Chicago and vicinity, whose work won the 
highest praise. They fought like veterans and 
contributed materially to the victory. The battle 
was thus described in the dispatches of August 10: 



"Details of the brilliant battle which the 
Americans and British fought for the spur are now 
available. In order to go over the top at the ap- 
pointed time yesterday afternoon the Americans 
were forced to make a rapid march in the last 
part of which they ran so as to be in the fight. 

"The American machine gunners and infantry 
went into battle with their traditional enthusiasm. 
They met the Germans and defeated them here, 
just as they did along the Marne. 

"At places stiff resistance developed, but all 
along the line the Americans, British and French 
smashed through the harrassed enemy, who was 
trying to hold up their advance. 

"Chipilly spur, north of the Somme, was cap- 
tured by the American and British troops at 6 
o'clock. The attack began at 5 o'clock, when the 
allies drove forward between the Ancre and the 
Somme. They were supported by tanks and were 
preceded by a heavy barrage fire. The enemy 
was driven toward Bray, northeast of Chipilly. 

"In the American attack the German infantry 
held for a while and then broke, and the Ameri- 
cans kept going, at some places without the assist- 
ance of the tanks. The ground pitted with deep 
gullies, was unsuited for tank warfare. 

"There were no trenches, but a thin smoke 
screen blowing across the ground indicated where 
the enemy's positions lay. At the same time the 
German artillery became active and dropped shells 
in the direction of the American troops which 
inflicted a few casualties. The Americans, how- 
ever, ran on and reached the smoke line just as it 
lifted. There they found themselves at grips with 
the enemy. 

"Meanwhile certain American units had reached 
positions in front of a wood when the Germans 
opened fire with machine guns. Many of these 
enemy gunners came up from deep dugouts after 
the American barrage had ceased and they placed 
their guns in prepared pits. The Americans faced 
a hail of bullets here. The Germans continued to 
fire until the Americans and English put them 
out of action." 

On August 14 Gen. March, chief of staff, an- 
nounced that the American regiment officially 
commended for valorous deeds in the battle of 
Chipilly ridge was the 131st infantry, formerly 
the 1st Illinois infantry, from Chicago. The regi- 
ment was commanded by Col. Joseph B. Sanborn. 

Fall of Montdidier 

Montdidier was taken by the French on August 

10 and further ground was gained. The British 

also continued to advance, and by the 11th the 

allies had taken 36,000 prisoners, including 1,000 



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officers, and had captured more than 500 guns. 
It was a heavy blow and even the Deutsches Zei- 
tung of Berlin was compelled to say: "The events 
between the Somme and the Avre constitute the 
first serious defeat of the war." 

On the Oise-Aisne front Gen. Mangin's 10th 
French army delivered an attack on August 19-20 
which netted 8,000 prisoners, and liberated many 
towns. In the Lys salient to the north the British 
also advanced several miles. On the 21st Lassigny 
was taken by the French. This was the corner- 
stone of the German position south of the Avre 
river after the fall of Montdidier. At the same 
time Gen. Haig attacked on a ten mile front from 
Arras to Albert, advanced about three miles and 
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. On August 
24 the British captured Thiepval and Bray and 
reached the vicinity of Bapaume. On the 26th 
Canadian troops captured Wancourt, Monchy-le- 
Preux and pressed on beyond. By the 28th the 
French had taken Chaulnes and Nesle. 

Battle of Juvigny 

Accompanied by a fleet of tanks and covered 
by a heavy artillery barrage, the American troops 
swept forward early on August 29 against the 
German lines on the Juvigny plateau. The bat- 
tle was thus described by a correspondent: 

"The Americans took the village of Juvigny 
after bitter resistance. Their positions extended 
north toward Chavigny late this afternoon, when 
the battle had developed into one of the most 
desperate in which Americans had yet fought. The 
Yankees' advance was slowed up by the bitter de- 
fense of the Germans as the afternoon advanced. 
The German positions were shelled most vigorously 
by heavy guns, mortars and light pieces, firing 
almost point blank, as well as by long range naval 
guns, which searched the positions far and near. 
And then the infantry advanced. 

"Up over the plateau the infantrymen went 
toward Juvigny and across the little railroad 
running north and south. The Germans imme- 
diately began to employ the tactics of similar 
retreats, leaving their rear defended by a line of 
machine guns hidden behind every clump of brush, 
promontory and woods. Only a few detachments of 
infantry were left, the army again adopting meas- 
ures calculated to save the most men possible. 
From Couronne woods and another little wood 
standing like sentinels behind Juvigny and the 
American lines the German guns delivered a deadly 
crossfire. Juvigny is only a village, but located 
along the side of a hill, it offered a peculiar 
opportunity for defense, until the advancing forces 
moved into position from which they were able 



to make it untenable. The resistence then stopped, 
the Germans retiring farther east into more broken 
ground." 

On the same day that the Americans took Juvig- 
ny, the French captured Noyon, an important 
center for which there had been severe fighting. 
The British reached the west bank of the Somme, 
opposite Brie and Peronne, and captured Bapaume. 
On August 31 the British announced that the whole 
of the Lys salient, including the famous Mont 
Kemmel, the "key to Ypres," had been taken. On 
September 1 they captured Peronne, Bulecourt, 
and St. Denis. On the same day Americans for 
the first time fought on Belgian soil and captured 
Voormezeele. On September 2, the British 
pierced the Drocourt-St. Quent "switch line" and 
began a drive toward Douai and Cambrai. By 
the 4th they had crossed the Canal du Noyrd. At 
the same time the Germans evacuated Lens. On 
this day the Germans were retreating on a front 
of 130 miles from Ypres south to Noyon. They 
withdrew before the Americans in the Vesle re- 
gion. On September 6 the French took Ham and 
began a drive on La Fere. By the 9th the Ger- 
mans had been driven back to the original Hin- 
denburg line, where their resistance began to 
strengthen. 

Enepiy's Effort Spent 

On September 10 Field Marshal Haig issued 
the following order of the day to the British armies 
in France: 

"One month has now passed since the British 
armies, having successfully withstood all the at- 
tacks of the enemy, once more took the oflfensive 
in their turn. In that short space of time, by a 
series of brilliant and skillfully executed actions, 
we have repeatedly defeated the same German 
armies whose vastly superior numbers compelled 
our retreat last spring. Wihat has happened on the 
British front has happened also on the front of 
our allies. 

"Already we have pressed beyond our old 
battle lines of 1917, and have made a wide breach 
in the enemy's strongest defenses. 

"In this glorious accomplishment all ranks, 
arms and services of the British armies in France 
have borne their part in the most worthy and 
honorable manner. 

"The capture of 75,000 prisoners and 750 guns 
in the course of four weeks' fighting speaks for 
the magnitude of your efforts and the magnificence 
of your achievement. 

"We have passed through many dark days to- 
gether. Please God, these never will return. The 
enemy has now spent his effort and we rely con- 



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fidently upon each one of you to turn to full 
advantage the opportunity your skill, courage and 
resolution have created." 

Battle of St. Mihiel 

September 12 will always be a red letter day in 
the American military annals, for it was on that 
day that the 1st army under the leadership of Gen. 
Pershing won the first really large operation under- 
taken by the expeditionary force in France. This 
was the attack on and wiping out of the famous 
St. Mihiel salient. A dispatch written on the first 
day of the attack described it as follows: 

"The attack, which started early this morning, 
extended on the southern side for a distance of 
twelve miles, from St. Mihiel northeastward to 
Pont-a-Mousson and northward from St. Mihiel 
for a distance of eight miles. 

"French troops, co-operating with the Ameri- 
cans and under Gen. Pershing's direction struck 
at the southern point of the salient at St. Mihiel. 
The offensive, the first undertaken on a pretentious 
scale by the Americans, was planned by the Ameri- 
can staff and is being executed by American of- 
ficers and troops. Tanks, artillery, airplanes, even 
down to the narrow gauge roads rushing forward 
ammunition — all are manned by Americans. 

"To the east of St. Mihiel the Americans have 
captured Thiacourt, Pannes and Nonsard. North 
of St. Mihiel, Gen. Pershing's men have taken Com- 
bres and have reached the western outskirts of 
Donmartin La Montaigne, about six or seven miles 
up toward Verdun, as well as Les Eparges and the 
neighboring hills, it is reported. 

"The attack was launched this morning at 5 
o'clock after a tornado of artillery preparation 
which lasted four hours. Light, medium and 
heavy artillery swept the German positions with 
gas, high explosives and shrapnel shells. The en- 
tire triangle for miles back was an inferno of 
blasting metal, fairly smothering the enemy 
positions. 

"In many oases smoke screens were used to 
add to the demoralization of the boche and to 
render uncertain the aim of his machine gunners. 

"Promptly at the zero hour the American 
troops left their trenches; some deployed as skir- 
mishers where the nature of the ground permitted, 
others in platoon formation, Avave following wave. 
There was not a hitch along the entire line. The 
infantry advance was synchronized with the artil- 
lery behind an intense rolling barrage timed for 
an advance of 100 meters every four minutes. 

"When the infantry started to advance, a per- 
fect storm of aerial missiles was loosed over the 



German rear lines to supplement the devastation 
of the artillery. 

"Railroad centers, bridges, hangars, munition 
supply centers, billeting areas and everything of 
value were subjected to an intense rain of bombs 
dropped by American aviators. 

"Within a comparatively short time reports came 
back through liaison ofiBcers and signal corps cen- 
ters that the advance was moving with clock-like 
regularity. The first objectives were reached early, 
and the troops, whose fighting is described as mag- 
nificent, stormed ahead to the next objective. 

"In many instances the progress was so rapid 
that the troops reached their designated points 
ahead of schedule, and it was necessary to read- 
just the artillery fire. Soon after their progress 
was such that the order came back from the obser- 
vation stations for the artillery to move forward. 
While certain batteries speeded up their fire, others 
hastily hooked up, and with horses galloping, 
rolled forward to new positions. 

"The tanks did splendid service. Heavy con- 
crete 'pill boxes,' sheltering machine guns, were 
encountered at frequent intervals, as well as other 
naturally strong machine gun emplacements. 
These the American manned tanks put out of 
action, either by direct fire or by charging over 
them, killing the crews and wrecking the pieces. 
Heavy belts of barbed wire also were torn apart 
for the advance of the infantry. 

"After the first hour there was never a question 
of who held supremacy in the air. At the outset 
of the assault there were a few boche fliers aloft, 
but within a few minutes they had been crashed 
by the American pilots or were speedily winging 
their way toward the rear lines. 

"This left the American observation planes free 
to check and direct the artillery fire without 
molestation, while the heavy bombers worked 
without interference save for anti-craft guns, 
many of which were soon located and put out of 
action by the American light artillery. 

"The enemy artillery fire fluctuated in intensity 
and accuracy. At some points the German heavies 
responded with a strong fire at first, while at other 
places the 'arriving' shells were infrequent and 
fired spasmodically. The enemy artillery at no 
time was able to interrupt the infantry schedule, 
and on the whole was altogether ineffective. 

"As the action progressed the enemy's big gun 
fire dwindled, indicating that the Germans, aroused 
by the progress of the Yankees, were withdraw- 
ing their heavies for fear of losing them. 

"Prisoners declared they had been expecting a 
drive by Gen. Pershing some place east of Ver- 



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dun, but were uncertain as to the exact sector in 
which it would be made. They explain the recent 
raids made by their troops and the bonuses offered 
for American prisoners had been actuated by the 
desire of the commanders to keep track of the 
American units in the line in this region and the 
sectors farther east. 

"The first village fell into the hands of the 
Americans within forty-five minutes, and from 
then on came reports of other villages that had 
been occupied. 

"Meanwhile American cavalry was waiting at 
advantageous points for the order to move. When 
it seemed that the infantry had secured a sufficient 
break-through the horse troops galloped off along 
the hilly roads of this region and soon were re- 
ported operating several miles to the north, where 
they seized and held important places, ready to 
cut down fleeing enemy soldiers or to intercept the 
movement of reserves toward the front. 

"By the 13th the St. Mihiel salient had been 
wiped out and the enemy is now virtually with his 
back on the famous Wotan Hindenburg line, with 
the American and French forces paralleling him 
from Verdun to the Moselle." 

Battles in Argonne Forest 

Gen. Pershing's troops continued fighting 
steadily and systematically advancing here and 
there and wearing out the Germans by a steady 
pressure. On September 26 after due prepara- 
tion they began another offensive, attacking along 
a front of twenty miles from the Meuse westward 
through the Argonne forest. The start of this bat- 
tle, which developed into one of the bloodiest in 
the war for the Americans, was described thus by 
an Associated Press correspondent: 

"The Americans attacked on a front from the 
Meuse river northwest of Verdun through the Ar- 
gonne front to the Aisne. This front is northwest 
of the lines established by the Americans after 
wiping out the St. Mihiel salient. 

"It was the St. Mihiel victory — Gen. Pershing's 
first great drive — that made possible today's offen- 
sive, because it freed the allies of flank attack 
from the old St. Mihiel salient and opened up 
necessary communication to supply the troops 
north and west of Verdun. 

The battle was opened with a terrific bom- 
bardment of the German lines, lasting eleven hours. 
The last hour of shelling consisted of intensive 
drum fire barrage. 

"In a thick fog, at 5:30 o'clock this morning, 
Americans and French went over the top. 

"Resistance at first was rather weak, but stif- 
fened sharply as the Americans and French 



advanced. The Germans, according to all indica- 
tions, were expecting the attack, and as the bom- 
bardment proceeded, withdrew a large part of 
their troops to rear positions. 

"Evidently fearing loss of artillery, they also 
withdrew their cannon, leaving only machine 
gunners to harass the advance. As a result the 
losses of Americans and French were remarkably 
light. 

"Pennsylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops of 
Ma j. -Gen. Liggett's corps took Varennes, Mont- 
blainville, Vauquois and Cheppy by storm. 

"Other American corps fought their way across 
Forges brook, northwest of Verdun, and captured 
the Bois de Forges. They wrested from the enemy 
the towns of Malancourt, Bethincourt, Montfaucon, 
Cuisy, Nantillos, Septsarges, Danneoux and Ger- 
court-et-Drillancourt. Prisoners began coming back 
soon after the attack opened, and before nightfall 
the Americans had counted more than 5,000." 

Break Hindenburg Line 

On September 29 British and American troops 
smashed through the Hindenburg line at its strong- 
est point between Cambrai and St. Quentin and 
advanced several miles beyond it. British troops 
entered the suburbs of Cambrai and outflanked 
St. Quentin. Many large towns and scores of 
villages were freed of the invader. Twenty-two 
thousand prisoners and more than 300 guns were 
captured. Meanwhile the Belgian army to the 
north tore a great hole in the German lines run- 
ning from Dixmude ten miles from the North sea, 
southward. 

Dixmude was captured and the Belgians pressed 
eastward, winning many important towns and 
heights, until they were within two miles of Roul- 
ers, the center of communication for the German 
lines in the whole of Flanders and for the German 
submarine bases of Ostend and Zeebrugge. The 
Belgians captured 5,500 men and 300 guns. 

"The breaking of the Hindenburg line below 
Cambrai was accomplished by one of the most 
remarkable feats of the war," wrote a corres- 
pondent. "The attack began when one English 
division crossed the wide and deep Scheldt canal 
near Belleglise on floats, rafts and improvised 
bridges, storming the line on the heights to the 
east. While they were sweeping over these lines 
and up the rising ground to the east, other troops 
crossed to the north and south to give support. 
It was a surprise for the Germans and the success 
is measured by the swiftness of the advance, once 
the canal was crossed. 

"Town after town fell until the city of Cambrai 
was passed both on the north and the south. 



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"The Canadian troops rushed down from the 
northwest to be the first to enter the city, and 
soon won their way into the northwestern suburbs, 
but it is doubtful that they were the victors in the 
race, as almost at the same time the 63d naval 
division entered the southern outskirts. 

"The stage where the American troops took 
part in the world drama was a little to the north 
of where the British divisions swam the river. 
At this point the canal is tunneled underground. 
The Americans advanced against the main Hinden- 
burg line and captured the town of Bellecourt 
and Naury. The Americans who made this ad- 
vance were from New York, Tennessee, and North 
and South Carolina." 

Tribute^ to Americans 

"Never in this war have we seen keener or 
braver soldiers or more intelligent, high minded 
men than the two divisions in the fighting north of 
St. Quentin," wrote the official correspondent with 
the Australian forces in France, in describing the 
American assault on the Hindenburg line in the 
direction of Joncourt on Sunday. "Some day, when 
the full story of this battle can be told, the Ameri- 
can people will thrill with pride in these magni- 
ficent troops upon whom a tremendous task fell. 
They were faced by the most formidable task that 
could be imposed upon them— the breaking of 
two double systems of the greatest defense line 
the German empire ever constructed. 

"On the left of their attack there was some 
uncertainty regarding the situation and this in- 
creased the difficulty of their work, yet these troops, 
working under the enthusiasm of their high ideals, 
carried through their assault, penetrated deeper 
even than had been intended and delivered a blow 
which attracted the greater part of the enemy's 
resistance. Beyond all question they made it 
possible to break the great defensive line in a posi- 
tion of the utmost importance to the allied cause." 

Early in October the Germans began evacuat- 
ing Lille and other towns in northern France and 
in Belgium, and to remove their heavy artillery 
from the Belgian coast. On October 3 the French 
launched three drives — one north of St. Quentin, 
another north of Reims and a third to the east in 
Champagne. All were successful, netting much 
territory and many prisoners. 

On October 4 the Americans resumed the at- 
tack west of the Meuse and advanced their lines 
from one to three miles, taking Hill 240 and the 
villages of Gesnes, Fleville, Chehery and La 
Forges. In the face of heavy artillery and machine 
gun fire, troops from Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsyl- 
vania, Virginia and West Virginia forced the Ger- 



mans back to the so called Kriemhilde line. In 
the Champagne, American and French troops 
struck to the north and west, capturing St. Soup- 
let and other places, this success having been made 
possible by the previous capture of Blanc Mont 
with some 3,000 prisoners. On the 6th the Ameri- 
cans captured St. Etienne. On October 9, the 
Americans pressed on to the southern outskirts 
of Xivry and entered Chaune wood. In the course 
of the operation they took 2,000 prisoners. 

On the same day (October 9) the dispatches 
from the front told of the first great, clean break 
through the Hindenburg system on the west. The 
armies of Field Marshal Haig, under Generals 
Home, Byng and Rawlinson, re-enforced by Ameri- 
can divisions, swept through a twenty-mile gap 
torn in the enemy defenses. At its deepest points 
the advance, led by cavalry, swept from nine to 
twelve miles beyond the Cambrai-Le Catelet-St. 
Quentin line and almost reached the line of the 
La Selle and Sambre rivers. Caudry, Clary, Bo- 
hain and a score of villages were freed. The 
advancing victorious divisions marched unopposed 
through the towns hastily deserted by the fleeing 
enemy. 

Le Cateau was taken by the British October 
10, and the advance was continued all along the 
line practically on the whole front. The enemy 
was forced to give up his positions north of the 
Suippe and the Arnes; on the 11th French cavalry 
entered Laneauville. The Argonne forest was 
finally cleaned up by the Americans and not a 
German remained in that great wooded area which 
had been the scene of such sanguinary fighting. 

Congratulated by Rawlinson 
On October 12 Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson, com- 
manding the British 4th army, with which an 
American division had been operating, sent to 
the general commanding the division, comprising 
troops from Tennessee and the Carolinas, the fol- 
lowing telegram: 

"On this occasion I desire to convey to you 
and all the members of the staff, as well as all 
other ranks of the division, my heartiest con- 
gratulations on your victory. 

"The gallantry of your infantry and the pre- 
cision with which the staff arrangements worked 
fJl me with admiration and it has given me great 
pleasure to report your unqualified success to 
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig." 

Capture of La Fere 
French troops on October 13 captured the for- 
tress of La Fere, the strongest point on the whole 
of the south end of the old Hindenburg line. They 



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also entered Laon and occupied the forest of St. 
Gobain. 

In the north French troops captured Roulers 
on the 14th while the Belgians captured Hage- 
brook, Gitsberg and Beverein, with 3,000 pris- 
oners. On October 15 the Americans took and 
passed St. Juvin after desperate fighting. 

Taking of Grandpre 

The American troops on October 16 occupied 
the town of Grandpre, on the north bank of the 
Aire river, north of the Argonne forest. Grandpre 
is only a village and its normal population is less 
than 1,500, but the place is of great strategic im- 
portance. It was the junction of the railways 
feeding a great part of the German army. After 
their long struggle for mastery in the Argonne 
woods, the Americans moved several companies 
of infantry over the Aire river, which cuts across 
the northern end of the wood south of Grandpre, 
and under cover of heavy artillery fire moved al- 
most without stopping, along the eastern flank of 
the position and into the town. 

On the western side the French had advanced 
along the roads, making possible a junction of the 
American 1st army and the French 4th army. 

German Retreat in Belgium 
By this time (October 16) it was made clear 
that the Germans had started a retreat on a tre- 
mendous scale from northern Belgium. French 
cavalry approached Thielt, seven miles from the 
banks of the Ghent-Bruges canal. The canal itself 
is only ten miles from the border of Holland. 
So fast was the enemy retreating that the French, 
British and Belgian infantry, at least in the center 
of the battle front, lost touch entirely with the 
enemy. The Belgians, advancing astride the Thou- 
rout-Bruges and Thourout-Ostend roads, defeated 
the Germans, who retreated rapidly. 

Bruges and Ostend Taken 
October 17 was a day of rejoicing for the 
allies, for Belgian cavalry entered Bruges, Zee- 
brugge was abandoned, the British occupied Os- 
tend, Lille was taken, practically undamaged, 
while the Germans, farther south, evacuated Douai. 
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth entered Ostend 
the same day. 

Northeast of Bohain, American and British 
troops, attacking over a nine mile front, gained 
nearly three miles at points. These advances 
were made despite seven German divisions hurled 
against them. Some 3,000 prisoners were taken. 

The Americans on October 11 advanced north 
of Romagne, taking Bantheville without artillery 



preparation. The Americans pushed the German 
infantry and machine gunners back after fighting 
that lasted all day. 

Northwest of Grandpre the Americans cap- 
tured Talma farm in the face of a stiff machine 
gun resistance. There was much fighting at close 
quarters throughout the day. 

Praised by Field Marshal Haig 

High praise was given to the 27th and 30th 
divisions of the 2d American army by Field Mar- 
shal Haig in a special communique devoted to 
their exploits, issued October 19. He said of these 
divisions: 

"During the course of the last three weeks the 
27th and 30th divisions of the 2d American army, 
co-operating with the 4th British army, have par- 
ticipated with great gallantry and success in three 
or more offensives and a number of lesser attacks. 

"In the last three days the two divisons have 
fought their way forward to the high ground west 
of the Sambre-Oise canal, repulsing many counter- 
attacks and advancing five miles. They took 5,000 
prisoners and may guns. 

Valenciennes, the last city of importance re- 
maining in German hands in French Flanders, was 
reached by the British October 20, and on the fol- 
lowing day they drove through strong German 
defenses over a fifteen mile front extending from 
Valenciennes down to a point east of Le Gateau. 
Nearly a dozen villages were taken in the advance. 

Victories Unbroken 

On October 23 American troops captured strong- 
ly fortified hills in the Meuse region and took 
Talma farm and the village of Bellejoyeuse north- 
west of Grandpre. Victories continued to be an- 
nounced from day to day on all parts of the 
front. Sometimes they were of comparatively lit- 
tle importance, but oftener they recorded decisive 
triumphs over large forces of the enemy. Armis- 
tice negotiations had been begun before this, but 
the allies on the one hand were pressing their 
advantage to the utmost, while the Germans in 
response to appeals from Marshal von Hindenburg, 
the crown prince and other leaders were resisting 
the best they could. 

One of the last heavy battles in which the 
Americans took part was that on November 1, 
when the 1st army took Champigneulle and 
Landres-et-St. Georges after a heavy artillery prep- 
aration. Their advance on this occasion and 
previously enabled them to threaten the enemy's 
most important line of communication, for which 
reason the opposition to them was stujjborn. Val- 
enciennes was finally taken by the British Novem- 



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ber 2. Gen. Haig's forces then pressed on forward 
toward Maubeuge. On November 4 the Americans 
reached Stenay and on the 6th they crossed the 
Meuse. By the 7th they entered Sedan, the place 
made famous by the downfall of Napoleon III, in 
the war of 1870. On another part of the Ameri- 
can front, the enemy retreated so fast that the 
infantry had to resort to motor cars to keep in 
touch with the foe. It was the same on the other 
fronts. By November 10 Brussels was within 
range of Gen. Haig's guns. Here is the descrip- 
tion of the last day's fighting on November 11 
as given in an Associated Press dispatch: 

Final Fight by Americans 

"Thousands of American heavy guns fired the 
parting shot to the Germans at exactly 11 o'clock 
this morning. The line reached by the American 
forces at 11 o'clock today was being staked out 
this afternoon. The Germans hurled a few shells 
into Verdun just before 11 o'clock. 

"On the entire American front, from the 
Moselle to the region of Sedan, there was artillery 
activity in the morning, all the batteries preparing 
for the final salvos. 

"At many batteries the artillerists joined hands, 
forming a long line as the lanyard of the final 
shot. There were a few seconds of silence as the 
shells shot through the heavy mist. Then the 
gunners cheered. American flags were raised by 
the soldiers over their dugouts and guns and at 
the various headquarters. Northeast of Verdun 
the American infantry began to advance at 9 o'clock 
this morning after artillery preparation in the 
direction of Ornes. 

"The German artillery responded feebly, but 
the machine gun resistance was stubborn. Never- 
theless, the Americans made progress. The Ameri- 
cans had received orders to hold the positions 
reached by 11 o'clock, and at those points they 
began to dig in, marking the advanced positions 
of the American line when hostilities ceased. 
Along the American front the eleventh hour was 
like awaiting the arrival of a new year. The gun- 
ners continued to fire, counting the shells as the 
time approached. The infantry were advancing 
glancing at their watches. The men holding at 
other places organized their positions to make 
themselves more secure. 

"Then the individual groups unfurled the stars 
and stripes, shook hands and cheered. Soon after- 
ward they were preparing for luncheon. All the 
boys were hungry, as they had breakfasted early 
in anticipation of what they considered the great- 
est day in American history." 



Last French Communique 

The last French communique was as follows: 

"In the fifty-second month of a war without 

precedent in history, the French army, with the 

aid of the allies, has achieved the defeat of the 

enemy. 

"Our troops, animated by the purest spirit of 
sacrifice, and giving, during four years of unin- 
terrupted fighting, a sublime example of endurance 
and heroism daily, have fulfilled the task confided 
to them by the mother country, meeting at times 
with indomitable energy the enemy's assaults and 
at other times themselves attacking, thus bringing 
victory. 

"They have, after a decisive offensive of four 
months, thrown into disorder, beaten and thrown 
out of France the powerful German army. They 
have compelled it to beg for peace. 

"All the conditions required for the suspension 
of hostilities having been accepted by the enemy, 
an armistice came into force today at 11 o'clock." 

Last British Report 

Field Marshal Haig sent the following report 
to the British war office on the evening of Novem- 
ber 11: 

"Shortly before dawn this morning Canadian 
troops of the 1st army under Gen. Home cap- 
tured Mons. 

"At the cessation of hostilities this morning 
we had reached the general line of the Franco- 
Belgian frontier, east of Avesnes, Jeumont,, Xivry, 
four miles east of Mons, Chievres, Lessines and 
Grammont." 

Part Played by American Soldiers 
In a brief review of the part played by the 
American troops in the fighting on the front in 
France, Junius B. Wood, correspondent of the Chi- 
cago Daily News attached to the expeditionary 
forces from the start, cabled November 13, 1918, 
two days after the signing of the armistice: 

"Gen. Pershing's offer to throw in the Ameri- 
can troops wherever Marshal Foch deemed it neces- 
sary was taken advantage of continually. The 
French also put in a certain number of their own 
divisions under the command of the Americans, 
but they were inconsiderable. 

"European newspapers mentioned American 
troops as assisting in the latest Belgian activities 
in Flanders. Military reasons have made it inad- 
visable to disclose the exact number of these 
troops, but they may be roughly indicated by the 
fact that the Belgian fighting force was composed 
of rather more than three Americans to every 
four Belgians. 



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"The Americans in the French, British and 
Italian armies were much less numerous in propor- 
tion to the total strength of the men of those 
nations. However, in these days when the fight- 
ing strength of armies is computed in millions of 
men, it may be said that the fighting strength of 
the Americans in Europe was not far from half 
of that of the French and British combined. 

"One thing clearly stands out. When Ameri- 
can divisions were included in the French and 
British armies they invariably received their full 
share of the fighting against the enemy. Time after 
time these fresh young soldiers from across the 
Atlantic were either the driving wedge in the 
allied attacks or the center around which the others 
rallied to withstand the German onslaughts. In 
either case they acquitted themselves nobly to their 
task. 

"This policy was started when the American 
1st division was put in north of Montdidier on 
April 26. It was the division which was then the 
best trained American unit in France and it was 
used as the driving wedge in the attack to cut 
off the Montdidier salient. This is a piece of his- 
tory which hitherto has not been told. The French 
realized that the Americans were keen to show 
their valor and that it was a gallant thing to offer 
the Americans an opportunity to cover their arms 
with glory. The German offensive interfered with 
that plan and all the division did was to capture 
Cantigny, which was the first American offensive 
operation. 

"On June 1 the 2d division, composed of a 
brigade of marines and a brigade of infantry rest- 
ing near Gisors, received maps showing the billeting 
villages on the different nights when they were 
to march north to relieve the 1st division. On the 
same night a countermanding order came to pre- 
pare instantly to take motor trucks for a secret 
destination. 

"Before daylight thousands of French motor 
trucks driven by Chinese entered the different vil- 
lages and loaded up. The next afternoon the divi- 
sion was in the midst of a fight with the German 
wave that was sweeping toward Paris. The 2d 
division met the Germans on that Sunday afternoon 
at Le Thillot-Faure crossroads on the national 
highway between Chateau Thierry and Paris. 

"The fight which fell to the lot of this Ameri- 
can division was the high water mark of the 
hitherto successful German offensive of 1918. The 
fighting at Belleau wood, Vaux and Torcy followed. 

"On the same day the 3d division and the 
28th division, which were training in the area, 
helped the French to hold back the Germans at 



the bridgehead of Chateau Thierry on the western 
bank of the Marne. These gallant fights, where 
the young American soldiers received their bap- 
tism of blood, told at that time, as well as in the 
days of bitter fighting by the 2d division, before 
the Germans realized that their advance had been 
halted. 

"War-tired Europe sparred for breath until 
July 15, when the Germans launched their last 
offensive. The American 42d (Rainbow) divi- 
sion received the brunt of the attack north of 
Chalons-sur-Marne. The French largely outnum- 
bered all the others on the long battle front, though 
British and Italian units and the 93d American di- 
vision, composed of negro infantry from Chicago, 
New York, Washington, South Carolina, Ohio, 
Maryland, Tennessee and Mississippi, were in- 
volved. The allied line never budged and Ger^ 
many was on the defensive from that time on. 

"Before the Germans had time to catch their 
breath the great allied offensive of July 18 was 
launched and turned the tide of the war. The 1st 
and 2d American Divisions were again selected as 
the driving force. With a Moroccan division be- 
tween them and with other French divisions on eith- 
er side they smashed in opposite Soissons at day- 
break, while other American divisions, co-operating 
on the Chateau Thierry side of the salient, started 
hammering. Before the Aisne was reached after 
weeks of fighting the 3d, 4th, 26th, 28th, 32d, 42d 
and 77th American divisions had taken part. 

"Divisions trained with the British were in the 
meantime getting action on the northern front. 
The participation of the 33d division in the fight- 
ing at Hamel and Albert won the personal praise 
of King George. Real fighting on the British 
front fell to the 27th and 30th divisions early in 
October, when they with a portion of the British 
forces were breaking the Hindenburg line across 
the Canal du Nord. The British took the outer 
works and the Americans swept over the main 
defenses. Australians who took part in the action 
on the following day said it was the hardest battle 
in their entire four years of desperate fighting. 

"The American divisions rapidly rounded into 
shape and the 1st army was organized, with Gen. 
Pershing in command, just before it nipped off 
the St. Mihiel salient on September 12. This 
salient had been a troublesome thorn in the side 
of France for four years. The 52d, 89th, 42d and 
1st divisions, with the 2d division in reserves, at- 
tacked on the south side of the salient. The 26th 
division, accompanied by the 15th French divi- 
sion and the 2d French cavalry, struck the hitherto 
impregnable Eparges on the north side. This 



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brilliant operation, whicli was entirely American, 
was completed in twenty-two hours, when the 
French entered St. Mihiel. 

"Then on October 3, almost on the identical 
spot north of Chalons, where the 42d division three 
months earlier had stopped the German drive, the 
American 2d division was the center or driving 
wedge in the French attack which forced the Ger- 
mans back pellmell and liberated Reims and later 
Laon, with many square miles of country. 

"The rest of the fighting came in the last offen- 
sive, when the Americans were given the toughest 
spot on the entire line between Switzerland and 
the North Sea — ^the hinge position pivoting on 
Verdun and swinging from the Meuse to the Aisne. 
The 33d, 18th, 4th, 79th, 37th, 91st 35th, 28th 
and 77lh divisions made the initial attack 
on September 26, with the 3d, 32d, and 92d divi- 
sions in support. Later in the days of fighting the 
1st, 5th, 26th, 29th, 42d, 78th, 82d and 90th divi- 
sions took their places in the line. 

"In the midst of all this fighting some of 
these divisions and other new divisions were trans- 
ferred to the 2d army, which had then been 
formed." 

Determining Cause of Victory- 
Gen. Pershing, in the name of President Wil- 
son, presented the distinguished service medal to 
Marshal Joffre, the victor of the Marne, the 
ceremony taking place in Paris, November 13, 
1918. Gen. Pershing said: 

"This medal is a symbol of our respect for 
your noble character and of our admiration for 
the great task you accomplished. Your name will 
always be associated with the results we have ob- 
tained." 

Marshal Joffre in thanking Gen. Pershing said: 

"I am proud to have been the godfather of the 

noble American army which was the determining 

cause of our victory. I love the American soldiers 

as though they were mine." 

Negotiations for Armistice 
Long before the last shots were fired in the 
war the Germans, seeing that there could be but 
one outcome to the conflict, asked for terms of an 
armistice. On October 3 Chancellor von Hert- 
ling resigned his office and was succeeded by 
Prince Maxmilian of Baden, who immediately set 
about getting peace for his sorely tried country. 
He announced his policy to the reichstag and on 
October 5 he addressed a note to President Wilson 
asking him to acquaint all the belligerents with 
Germany's request for an armistice. 

On October 29 the supreme council and its 



military advisers had agreed upon tentative armis- 
tice terms, a resume of which was sent to President 
Wilson for his approval. The men attending the 
conferences at which the decisions were reached 
divided the work into three sections. One attend- 
ed by Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister 
Balfour of Britain, Premier Orlando and Foreign 
Minister Sonnino of Italy, Col. E. M. House, repre- 
senting the United States, and the leaders of the 
French government, dealt with the whole question 
in a broad manner. A second section dealt with 
the strictly military questions. The United States 
representatives on this was Gen. Tasker Bliss. A 
third conference dealt with naval affairs, and Ad- 
miral Benson and Yice-Admiral Sims of the Amer- 
ican navy took part in this with the representatives 
of all the allied navies. 

The first formal meeting of the representatives 
of the entente powers took place October 31. 

An informal conference took place at the home 
of Col. E. M. House, President Wilson's personal 
representative, in the forenoon prior to the as- 
sembling at Versailles. Among others present were 
M. Clemenceau and M. Pichon, respectively the 
French premier and foreign minister; Sig. Or- 
lando and Baron Sonnino, Italian premier and for- 
eign minister, and David Lloyd George, the 
the British prime minister. In addition to the 
French, Italian and British representatives. Dr. M. 
R. Vernitch, the Serbian minister to France, and 
Eleutherios Venizelos, the Greek premier, attended. 
The Americans present, in addition to Col House, 
were Arthur H. Frazier, secretary of the American 
embassy; Joseph C. Crew and Gordon Auchincloss, 
who acted as secretaries for Col. House; Gen. 
Tasker H. Bliss, United States representative in 
the war council, with Gen. Lockridge and Col. 
Wallace as secretaries, and Admiral Benson, with 
Commander Carter and Lieutenant Commander 
Russell as his secretaries. The last to arrive at 
the conference was Marshal Foch. He was alone, 
without aid or orderly. 

At Versailles the business was over in a couple 
of hours and a long line of automobiles with the 
representatives of the powers returned to Paris. 

Terms Are Drafted 
On November 1 another conference took place 
soon after noon. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, representa- 
tive of the United States, was the first delegate to 
reach the Trianon palace, arriving at 1:50 p. m. 
He was followed shortly afterward by Premier 
Clemenceau, Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Haig, 
Col. E. M. House, President Wilson's personal 
representative, and David Lloyd George, the Brit- 
ish minister. 



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The session was held in ihe large chamber on 
the main floor of the Trianon palace, with win- 
dows overlooking the garden. The hall had little 
ornamentation beyond a marble clock and can- 
delabra upon a mantel topped with massive mir- 
rors. Immediately in front of this extended a wide 
mahogany table the entire length of the room, 
with the members facing one another on two sides. 
Col. House sat on the left side next to Premier 
Orlando of Italy, with Premier Clemenceau directly 
opposite. 

The deliberations proceeded with complete 
privacy. Guards along the Boulevard of the Queen 
kept the crowds from approaching the iron gate 
leading to the palace. After several sessions the 
armistice terms Vi^ere drafted and signed at Ver- 
sailles November 4, complete harmony having been 
reached by the conference. On November 5, Pres- 
ident Wilson notified the German government that 
Marshall Foch was authorized and ready to re- 
ceive accredited representatives to whom he would 
communicate the terms of armistice agreed upon 
by the supreme war council at Versailles. 

Germany Sends Envoys 

On the evening of November 7, the following 
information was officially published in Paris: 

"There was received the seventh of November 
at 12:30 a. m. the following from the German 
high command by order of the German govern- 
ment to Marshal Foch: 

" 'The German government, having been in- 
formed through the president of the United States 
that Marshal Foch had received powers to receive 
accredited representatives of the German govern- 
ment and communicate to them conditions of an 
armistice, the following plenipotentiaries have 
been named by it: 

" 'Mathias Erzberger, Gen. H. K. A. Winter- 
feld, Count Alfred von Oberndorff, Gen. von Grue- 
nell and Naval Captain von Salow. 

" 'The plenipotentiaries request that they be 
informed by wireless of the place where they can 
meet Marshal Foch. They will proceed by auto- 
mobile with subordinates of the staff to the place 
thus appointed.' 

"Orders were given to cease fire on the front 
at 3 p. m., until further orders. 

"On November 7, at 1:25 a. m., Marshal Foch 
sent the following to the German command: 

" 'If the German plenipotentiaries desire to 
meet Marshal Foch and ask him for an armistice 
they will present themselves to the French out- 
posts by the Chimay-Fourmies-La Capelle-Guise 
road. Orders have been given to receive them 
and conduct them to the spot fixed for the meeting.' 



"A German wireless dispatch received Novem- 
ber 7, at 1 p. m. said: 

" 'Germ.an general headquarters to the allies' 
general headquarters: The German commander- 
in-chief to Marshal Foch: The German pleni- 
potentiaries for an armistice leave Spa today. 
They will leave here at noon and reach at 5 
o'clock this afternoon the French outposts by the 
Chimay-Fourmies-La Capelle-Guise road. There 
will be ten persons in all, headed by Secretary of 
State Erzberger.' 

"The following wireless dispatch in German 
was received at 1:50 p. m. : 

" 'German general headquarters to the allied 
general headquarters: The supreme German 
comm^and to Marshal Foch: From the German 
outposts to the French outposts our delegation 
will be accompanied by a road mending com- 
pany to enable automobiles to pass the La Capelle 
road, which has been destroyed.' 

"The following wireless in German was re- 
ceived at 6 p. m. 

" 'The German supreme command to Marshal 
Foch: By reason of delay the German delega- 
tion will not be able to cross the outpost until 
between 8 and 10 o'clock to-night at Haudroy, 
two kilometers northeast of La Capelle.' " 

In London on the same day it was announced 
that the British naval representative at the armis- 
tice negotiations would be Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, 
first sea lord of the admiralty. 

On Thursday, November 7, a false report 
that the armistice had been signed was sent broad- 
cast and caused premature celebrations through- 
out the world. 

Delegates Meet French Marshal 

The following official note was given out in 
Paris on the afternoon of November 8: 

"The German delegates arrived this morning 
at Marshal Foch's headquarters. They made a 
formal demand for an armistice. The text of the 
conditions of the allies was read and delivered 
to them. They asked a cessation of arms. It was 
refused them. The enemy has seventy-two hours 
to answer." 

Marshal Foch reported that the German plen- 
ipotentiaries arrived at his headquarters with full 
power from the chancellor. 

Soon after Marshal Foch had presented the 
allies' terms to the Germans the courier carrying 
them started for Spa. He was preceded by a 
wireless message from the German delegates. 

"From the German plenipotentiaries for an 
armistice to the imperial chancellor and the Ger- 
man high command," the message read, "Friday 



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morning at allied general headquarters the pleni- 
potentiaries received the conditions of an armis- 
tice, as well as a formal demand that they be 
accepted or refused within seventy-two hours, ex- 
piring on Monday morning at 11 o'clock, French 
time. 

"The German proposal for an immediate con- 
clusion and provisional suspension of hostilities 
was rejected by Marshal Foch. 

"A German courier bearing the text of the 
conditions of the armistice has been sent to Spa, 
no other means of communication being prac- 
ticable. 

"Please acknowledge receipt and send back 
courier as soon as possible with your latest in- 
structions. Sending of fresh delegates is not 
necessary for the moment." 

The French wireless service also gave out a 
dispatch sent by Gen. Winterfeld of the German 
armistice delegation to the German high com- 
mand, announcing that the courier, Capt. Hell- 
dorff, would cross the lines between 6 and 8 p. m., 
and that the French command had taken meas- 
ures for his safety. 

Describing the arrival of the German envoys 
at the French lines, the Intransigent said the 
automobiles carried white flags and were preceded 
by a trumpeter. Some French soldiers under an 
officer approached them on the road just outside 
the line of the left wing of Gen. Debeney's army 
near La Capelle, at 10 o'clock on the evening of 
November 7. 

The delegates established their identity and 
showed their credentials. The eyes of the mem- 
bers of the German party were then blindfolded 
and the delegates proceeded to the place where 
they spent the night, arriving there about 2 o'clock 
on the morning of November 8. 

The company of German road menders which 
accompanied the envoys did not cross the lines. 
The party started early in the morning for the 
French headquarters, arriving there at 6 o'clock. 

Gen. Winterfeld and Gen. von Gruennel wore 
uniforms of the rank of general. Von Salow 
was in the uniform of an admiral of the fleet. 
Mathias Erzberger and Count von Oberndorff 
were in plain civilian dress. 

Historic Meeting Described 
The Paris correspondent of the London Times 
described the historic meeting somewhat more in 
detail. He telegraphed on November 10: 

"The German parliamentaries did not reach the 
French lines until after 9 o'clock on Thursday 
evening, when the French party awaiting them 



near La Capelle saw three motor cars advancing, 
together with a working party of pioneers. The 
journey of the German delegates had been ex- 
ceedingly difficult. The French had lit up the 
road with searchlights and fires. 

"At La Capelle a French guard, under the 
command of a superior officer, met the delegates 
and scrutinized their papers, and a French motor 
car with officers attached to the German party, 
placed itself at the head of the convoy, and an- 
other French staff car brought up the rear. The 
mission proceeded at once to the Chateau Franc- 
port, quite close to Choisy-au-Bac, which had 
been set aside as their residence. There members 
of Marshal Foch's staff" met them. 

"On Friday morning the delegates were con- 
ducted to Rethondes station, in the forest of 
Compiegne, on the Compiegne-Soissons line, 
where Marshal Foch's special train was lying. 
Marshal Foch was accompanied by Gen. Weygand 
and Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, first sea lord. 

"Herr Erzberger at once informed Marshal 
Foch that he had been instructed to ask for an 
immediate suspension of hostilities. Marshal 
Foch in reply informed them that this request 
had been foreseen in the terms of the armistice 
settled at Versailles and could not be granted. 
With cold military precision Marshal Foch then 
read the full text of those terms. 

"The delegates returned by car to their tem- 
porary residence at Francport, and after a brief 
consultation, requested authorization to send a 
courier to German headquarters at Spa. A wire- 
less message was dispatched from the Eiffel tower 
informing the Germans of the journey of this 
courier so as to obtain a cessation of fire along 
the front in the neighborhood of La Capelle to 
enable him to return to his lines. The bombard- 
ment, however, increased in violence when he 
reached the front, and in spite of all efforts by 
wireless to persuade the Germans to cease fire the 
bombardment was maintained with great intensity 
throughout the night. In the morning the Ger- 
mans suggested that it might be possible to get 
their messenger to German headquarters by air- 
plane. The French high command at once agreed 
and the Germans, by wireless, undertook that 
the French airplane, which should bear two large 
white streamers, should not be fired upon. A 
French airman was told to get ready for this 
unique journey and almost immediately after- 
ward a further wireless came from the Germans 
announcing that the orders given for the cessa- 
tion of fire along La Capelle road were going 
to be carried out, and that the German officer 



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could, therefore, proceed by road to his desli- quarters at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, Novem- 

nation." ber 10. Capt. Helldorf was long delayed, while 

The German courier bearing the text of the the German batteries persisted in bombarding' ihe 

armistice conditions arrived at German head- route he had to follow, but he finally got through. 



Armistice Signed 



THE new German government considered the 
armistice conditions at a sitting, late Sunday, 
in Berlin. Having decided to accept them, it tele- 
phoned instructions from Berlin to Spa, German 
headquarters, authorizing the delegates to affix 
their signatures to the agreement. 

The courier, who was waiting at Spa, departed 
immediately for the lines and crossed them with- 
out incident north of Chimay. He reached the 
Chateau de Francport at about 2 o'clock Monday 
morning and found the German plenipotentiaries 
waiting for him. They asked after they had read 
their instructions to see Marshal Foch, who was 
in his special train on a switch near the chateau. 

Marshal Foch, with Admiral Sir Rosslyn 
Wemyss, first lord of the British navy, received 
them. A discussion took place upon certain 
clauses, particularly that concerning the mainte- 
nance of the blockade. The German delegates 
signed the document at 5 o'clock. The news was 
immediately sent by telegraph, cable, telephone 
and wireless to all parts of the world, causing 
one of the most tremendous outbursts of enthusi- 
asm in the history of the world. In Paris and 
London the celebration lasted three or four days. 

Joy in Paris 

Scenes of the wildest enthusiasm were enacted 
in the chamber of deputies when Premier Clemen- 
ceau read the conditions of the German armistice. 
The whole chamber rose to greet the premier, 
while the galleries, in which was a predominance 
of soldiers in uniform and women, cheered for 
several minutes. 

Prolonged cheering greeted the announcement 
that Alsace-Lorraine would be occupied, and the 
name of Marshal Foch, as the signer of the docu- 
ment, was enthusiastically received. 

The municipal council of Paris had the fol- 
lowing posted on walls in all parts of the city: 

"Citizens, victory is here — triumphant victory! 
The vanquished enemy lays down his arms. 
Blood ceases to flow. Let Paris emerge from her 
ordered reserve. Let us give free course to our 
joy and enthusiasm and hold back our tears. 

"Let us testify to our infinite gratitude to 
our grand soldiers and their incomparable chiefs 
by festooning our houses in the colors of France 



and our allies. Our dead can sleep in peace. 
The sublime sacrifice they have made for the 
future of their race and the salvation of their 
country will not be in vain. 

"The day of glory has come. Long live the 
republic! Long live immortal France!" 

In London 

Waving flags and cheering, an enormous 
crowd pressed into Downing street before noon 
on the 11th shouting "Lloyd George! Lloyd 
George!" Finally the cheers and shouts brought 
the premier and Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor 
of the exchequer, to a second floor window of the 
premier's residence. When they appeared pande- 
monium ensued. 

For five minutes the crowd cheered and 
waved flags frantically, and then they sang. "For 
he's a jolly good fellow." The premier stood 
passive and unsmiling, but his face was serene. 
When order and silence had been secured he be- 
gan to speak, as follows: 

"You are entitled to rejoice. The people of 
this country and of their allies and the people 
of our overseas dominions and of India have won 
a glorious victory. It was the sons and daughters 
of the people who have won it. It is the most 
wonderful victory for liberty in the history of the 
world. Let us thank God for it." 

Premier Lloyd George bowed and disappeared. 
Chancellor Bonar Law, after kissing his hand to 
the crowd as he pulled down the window, moved 
away. 

Hardly had the premier finished talking when 
a long file of shouting soldiers — British, Cana- 
dians, Australians, Americans, and a few from 
other allied countries — wedged their way through 
the throng and managed to reach the front of the 
premier's house, where they gave him a great 
ovation. 

A great multitude, waving flags, appeared be- 
fore Buckingham palace shortly before noon and 
cheered until the king and queen. Princess Mary 
and the duke of Connaught appeared on the bal- 
cony. The national anthem was sung repeatedly 
by the crowd. 

Speaking from the balcony, King George said: 

"With you I rejoice and thank God." 



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At the admiralty there were calls for a speech 
from Sir Eric Geddes, the first lord. The crowds 
had collected there and hastily improvised plat- 
forms were erected for the first lord and the board 
of admiralty. Sir Eric Geddes called for three 
cheers for Vice-Admiral Beatty (commander of 
the grand fleet), and these having been given 
with great fervor, the crowds again asked for a 
speech, but the cheering drowned all else. The 
first lord called for cheers for the British blue- 
jackets. 

A special service of prayer was held at St. 
Paul's in the afternoon, the lord mayor and sher- 
iffs attending. 

Bands and the pipers of the Scots guards 
paraded through Whitehall, playing martial and 
patriotic airs. They were accompanied by sing- 
ing crowds who time and again sang the national 
anthem. 

In the United State.s 
President Wilson issued the formal proclama- 
tion on Monday morning, November 11, 1918: 



"My Fellow Countrymen: The armistice was 
signed this morning. Everything for which 
America fought has been accomplished. It will 
now be our fortunate duty to assist by example, 
by sober, friendly counsel, and by material aid 
in the establishment of just democracy throughout 
the world. 

"WOODROW WILSON." 

Secretary of State Lansing, issued the follow- 
ing statement: 

"The American people can rejoice that their 
patriotism, their loyalty and their splendid spirit 
of service and sacrifice have been rewarded. Prus- 
sian militarism is ended; it no longer menaces 
liberty and justice. But before us lie new tasks 
and new burdens, which we must assume with the 
same unity of purpose, the same devotion and 
zeal, as have characterized the republic during this 
great war. Let us, while we celebrate this day of 
victory, look forward to the future, conscious of 
our supreme duty to humanity, and confident in 
the united will of the nation." 



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